Jewish Heritage Europe

Endangered Heritage — Nominate a Site for Europa Nostra’s Seven Most Endangered List

Stained glass window in the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia

The deadline to nominate a site for Europa Nostra’s  Seven Most Endangered Heritage Sites list for 2020 has been extended until August 1 — so there is still time to propose a site.   Europa Nostra lobbies for monuments and heritage … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Student Conference/Workshop in CZ on Jewish Spaces

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for a conference/workshop on Jewish Spaces, in Olomouc, Czech Republic, for graduate students and undergraduates. NOTE: The deadline has been extended until July 28 (not what is listed on the poster). … continue reading →

Ukraine: volunteers sought for Jewish heritage preservation summer program

Volunteers are invited to apply for a weeklong summer program focused on the preservation of Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The NGO SCI (Service Civil International)  is seeking 17 volunteers for a Jewish heritage preservation “work camp” based in Lviv … continue reading →

Poland: Polish culture web site highlights Polish synagogues

The Polish web site culture.pl has run a travel article highlighting a selection of synagogues that can be visited in Poland. Most stand in towns where there are no longer Jewish communities and have been restored and converted for use … 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 →