Jewish Heritage Europe

New Have Your Say: Sally Berkovic, CEO of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, proposes 10 (other) Commandments — Commandments for the Care of Jewish Heritage

Lions support a Crown above the 10 Commandments in the ruined synagogue in Nowy Korczyn, Poland

Our new Have Your Say essay is a must-read from Sally Berkovic, the CEO of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. In a thoughtful yet provocative essay, she proposes Ten (other) Commandments — Commandments for the care of Jewish Heritage. They … continue reading →

2020 European Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards honor two Holocaust-related projects: the Arolsen Archive Online and the exhibit Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away

Winners of the 2020 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards include two Holocaust/Jewish heritage projects: the newly digitized Arolsen Archives Online portal; and the exhibit Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away  (Poland/Spain). The Awards,  launched in 2002 and funded by … continue reading →

Join the new #MyParallelTraces project — send digital postcards of Jewish heritage to keep exploring while staying put at home

Are there Jewish Heritage sites close to your heart and memory? What are they? And what do they mean to you?  With the new #MyParallelTraces campaign launched by the AEPJ (European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture … continue reading →

Powerful Papercuts: Online Exhibition of Monika Krajewska’s “Burning” Cycle (2003-2020), a requiem for the Jewish world destroyed in the Shoah

Today (April 19) marks the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — and Yom HaShoah is on Tuesday. We are privileged to mark the occasion by hosting — as our new Have Your Say —  a remarkable online exhibition … continue reading →

European Heritage Label awarded to three sites with Jewish heritage and/or Holocaust dimensions

Several places that are related to or encompass Jewish heritage sites (and/or the Holocaust) have recently been recognized with the European Commission’s “European Heritage Label.”  Starting in 2013, the Label, according to the EC, has been awarded each year to … continue reading →