Jewish Heritage Europe

We Highlight the JEWELS TOUR, an EU-funded project on the tourism potential of Jewish cultural heritage that is under way  in six partner countries

We want to highlight an EU-funded project on the tourism potential of Jewish cultural heritage that is under way  in six partner countries. It’s called  — the JEWELS TOUR, an acronym taken from its full name – JEWish hEritage as … continue reading →

Call for Applications: the EU’s new Simone Veil Prize for Jewish cultural heritage initiatives. Deadline for applications is July 31.

Applications are open for the first edition of the Simone Veil Prize, a new, annual European cultural award for Jewish heritage initiatives, co-funded under the Creative Europe Programme (2021-2027) of the European Union. Deadline for applications is July 31. The … continue reading →

New Challenging Conversations video: Jewish Museums, discussed by Dr. Brigitte Sion, Prof. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, and Prof. Miriam Wenzel

  In the final episode in the “Challenging Conversations video series marking the 25th anniversary of of the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, Dr. Brigitte Sion, curator of the Judaica Index and Museum Grants Manager at the Foundation, brings together two … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Conference “Intimate Memory, Institutional Memory: Reframing Holocaust Commemorations.”  In Warsaw November 15-17. Deadline for submission May 31.

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “Intimate Memory, Institutional Memory: Reframing Holocaust Commemorations.”  Deadline for submission May 31. The Conference, to take place at Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (ZIH), is … continue reading →

Lithuania: A call for photos, memories, and other material relating to local Jewish heritage and history by the Pakruojis Region Museum branch in the restored, 225-year-old wooden synagogue

We are happy to share a call from the Pakruojis Region Museum for photographs, memories, and other material relating to the Jewish community, heritage, and history of the town and surrounding areas. The 225-year-old Pakruojis wooden synagogue is administered as … continue reading →