Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine: Call for study program applicants

  Applications are now open for young scholars from Eastern Europe who wish to take part in the Summer School “Jewish History, Common Past and Heritage: Culture, Cities, Milieus” organized by the L’viv Center for Urban History. The four-week program is … continue reading →

Latvia: Restored Rezekne Green Synagogue to be rededicated

  The historic wooden Green Synagogue in Rezekne, Latvia will be reopened January 22 as a wooden architectural heritage center and cultural space with an exhibition about Jewish heritage, following a more than €700,000 renovation. It will be open to the … continue reading →

New issue East European Jewish Affairs — all about new Jewish museums

  The recently published new volume of East European Jewish Affairs — Volume 45 Numbers 2–3 August–December 2015 — is devoted to new Jewish museums in post-communist Europe and has many articles that will be of interest to JHE readers. (JHE Coordinator … continue reading →

Italy: new president of national Italian Judaism museum

Mazel tov to Dario Disegni, who has become president of the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS), which is under development in Ferrara. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini named Disegni president of the museum foundation’s board of directors, replacing Riccardo Calimani, … continue reading →

Ukraine: toward a Holocaust museum in Chernivtsi?

Experts gathered in Kiev in mid-December for a first meeting to discuss plans to establish a Holocaust museum in the empty and dilapidated ceremonial hall at the vast Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi (Czernowitz), Ukraine. “The idea is to restore it and create a … continue reading →