Jewish Heritage Europe

More than 2 million visitors to Auschwitz Memorial Museum in 2016

    More than 2 million people — a record number — visited the Auschwitz Memorial Museum in 2016. Located at the site of the former Nazi death camp outside the town of Oswiecim in southern Poland, the Memorial Museum … continue reading →

JHE 2016 Year in Review — Most shared posts

  Over the past year, we have posted more than 200 news items in our Jewish Heritage Europe News Feed. As 2016 comes to an end, we thought we would draw attention to the 50 (or so) posts  that were … continue reading →

Slovakia: Rich new web resource for Jewish heritage in Bratislava

The Jewish Community Museum in Bratislava has launched a new web portal for the rich Jewish heritage of Bratislava, including an interactive guide to 28 sites of Jewish interest in the city.   The web site — www.jewishbratislava.sk – includes sections … continue reading →

POLIN Jewish Cultural Heritage Conference: Watch videos

  Last June, the POLIN museum in Warsaw was the site of a wide-ranging conference on Jewish heritage in Europe: Jewish Cultural Heritage — Projects, Methods, Inspirations. There were so many presentations that most were scheduled in parallel sessions, making … continue reading →