Jewish Heritage Europe

Have Your Say: JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber reflects on the European Day of Jewish Culture, 20 Years On

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Jewish Culture, a pan-European festival of tourism and education centered on Jewish built heritage. Taking place in more than two dozen countries across the continent, the EDJC has become … continue reading →

Ukraine: Work on second stage of Lviv Space of Synagogues monument is about to get under way

Work on the second stage of the Space of Synagogues memorial site in Lviv is about to get under way, with archaeological excavations due to begin at the site of the Great City Synagogue, one of three synagogues in the … continue reading →

JHE in italiano — sommario 27-31 maggio

Jewish Heritage Europe ha lanciato una nuova sezione in lingua italiana. D’ora in avanti gli articoli pubblicati nella nostra sezione Notizie (News) saranno corredati da un sommario in italiano, mentre alcuni articoli selezionati saranno interamente tradotti. I lettori potranno accedere … continue reading →

America’s Memorial Day: we mark it with an image of the grave of a Jewish American soldier who fell fighting in France in World War I

Today, May 27, is marked as Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Jewish soldiers were among the … continue reading →

New web site provides open access database to ESJF surveys of 1500 Jewish cemeteries, in project co-funded by the EU

The European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) has inaugurated a new web site dedicated to its ongoing, EU co-funded survey and mapping project of 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in five countries: Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The site includes an open … continue reading →