Jewish Heritage Europe

Applications open for Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Autumn Grants Round

A new round of application for grants from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is now open for three of its grants categories:  Museums; Jewish Education; and Archives & Libraries. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2020. A different procedure is in place due … continue reading →

Poland: The former synagogue in Susz, in northern Poland, is being renovated and developed as the home of a new Regional Museum

The red brick former synagogue in the small town of Susz, in northern Poland, is being developed as the home of a new regional museum. Renovation work began early this year, and the museum is expected to open in 2021. … continue reading →

Living in the pandemic… the Amsterdam Jewish Cultural Quarter and Frankfurt Judengasse Jewish Museum are selling their own (souvenir?) anti COVID face masks… making lemonade from lemons

An old saying goes — if life gives you lemons, make lemonade…. That’s what the venues of the Jewish Cultural Quarter  in Amsterdam and the Judengasse Museum in Frankfurt seem to be doing….  They are now selling their own special … continue reading →

Germany: An open air museum in Bavaria is rebuilding an 18th century village synagogue that closed for worship more than a century ago and was dismantled in 2014-15 when on the point of collapse

The 18th century former synagogue from the village of Allersheim, in south-central Germany near Würzburg, is being rebuilt stone by stone as part of  the Franconian Open-Air Museum of the Middle Franconia District (Das Fränkische Freilandmuseum des Bezirk Mittelfranken)  — … continue reading →