Jewish Heritage Europe

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 →

Poland: B’nai B’rith International’s 2025 “Gratitude Awards” to Poles who preserve Jewish heritage and memory

Earlier this summer, B’nai B’rith International presented its 2025 Gratitude Award honoring Polish citizens who have shown commitment to preserving Jewish heritage in Poland and cultivating Jewish-Polish relations to Robert Kobylarczyk, Andrzej Koraszewski and Ireneusz Socha in the individual category, … 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 →

Poland: The 17th century synagogue in Łęczna, empty for years, will be restored and adapted as an educational and cultural center

Synagogue in Łęczna, Poland, August 2018

The 17th century synagogue in Łęczna, which has stood empty and deteriorating for more than a decade, will be renovated and adapted as an educational and cultural center as part of a broader program to develop the town. According to … continue reading →

Belarus Update: The Memory Embrace memorial at the Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery is dedicated. It is made of rescued matzevot and fragments

A view of the completed Memory Embrace monument in Brest-Litovsk. Photo: The Together Plan

Incorporating thousands of rescued gravestones and fragments, the new Memorial Monument on the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in Brest (Brest-Litovsk) has been inaugurated with a ceremony attended by civic and religious leaders as well as descendants and local … continue reading →