Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Papers: Transnational approaches to the long 19th century history in East-Central Europe. Vilnius April 16-17, 2026.  Application deadline: November 30, 2025

Interior of the New Synagogue in Szeged, hungary, designed by Lipot Baumhorn

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the international conference Transnational approaches to the long 19th century history in East-Central Europe. To be held in Vilnius April 16-17, 2026.  Application deadline: November 30, 2025. The organizers are: Kirsten … continue reading →

Call for Applications: NGO documentation and work on cemeteries in Poland’s southeastern Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodships

Jewish cemetery, Baligrod, Poland

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for grants to NGOs to preserve and document historic cemeteries (including Jewish cemeteries) in the Lubelskie and Podkarpackie voivodships in the southeast corner of Poland on the border with Ukraine. Deadline … continue reading →

Call for Applications: CEU 2026 Course in Jewish Heritage. Deadline for applications is September 26

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications by The Central European University (CEU) in Vienna for an English-language Course in Jewish Heritage, from January to March 2026.  Deadline for applications is September 26. This special course is designed … continue reading →

Call for Nominations: World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. Deadline for submission is September 5

Nominations are now open for the 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize — a biennial award recognizing outstanding achievements in saving structures emblematic of the modernist architectural movement.   Deadline for submissions is September 5.  The prize includes a cash … continue reading →

Opportunity: The new Freudenheim Translation Prize is launched — for books on Jewish themes translated into English from other languages

Do you know of a book on Jewish themes that has been published in English translation in 2023-2025? It could be eligible for new Freudenheim Translation Prize launched by the Jewish Literary Foundation. The prize is sponsored by Tom and Leslie … continue reading →