Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Spring 2022 Grant Round

The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Spring 2022 application round is now open for applications to the grant programmes listed below. Deadline for applications is Monday 25 April 2022. Archives and Libraries The RFHE funds projects that ensure that archival and … continue reading →

Slovakia: Work under way to install a permanent regional Jewish history & heritage exhibition in the restored synagogue in Senec

Work is under way to install a permanent exhibition on local Jewish history in the former synagogue in Senec, whose full-scale restoration has recently been completed.   To be called “Jewish Heritage of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region,” the exhibition will … continue reading →

UK: Six Synagogues are on Historic England’s current “Heritage at Risk” register

Six synagogues are on Historic England’s current register of “Heritage at Risk (HAR),” released in late 2021.  Covering various categories of buildings and other places that are listed as Grades I and II heritage sites, the Heritage Risk Program “identifies … continue reading →

Center for Jewish Art: New Report details the CJA’s extensive and varied research, documentation, publication and other activities from June 2019-December 2021

Few — if any — institutions or organizations carry out as much research, publication, and other activities related to the documentation and analysis of Jewish heritage as the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. We have highlighted … continue reading →

Turkey: Tablet Magazine publishes a profile of Nesim Bencoya, who spearheads the Jewish Heritage Project in Izmir

We’ve posted a lot about the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project and the efforts to restore the complex of historic synagogues in the city to form a space of public heritage and culture. So we’re delighted to see a profile of … continue reading →