Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Gwozdziec Synagogue Painting Project is under way

  The summer workshops around Poland to reconstruct the intricate painted murals on the replicated ceiling of the 17th-century Gwozdziec synagogue have gotten under way! The workshops are taking place in five synagogues (active and non) around Poland: Gdansk, Sejny, … continue reading →

Judaica Europeana brings online 3.7 million digital objects from Jewish collections

Judaica Europeana – an international network of museums, libraries and archives that was launched in 2010 – announces that in its first two years it  uploaded 3.7 million digital objects to Europeana.eu, Europe’s cultural heritage portal and digital services platform. … continue reading →

Austria — “book of the dead” may help map Jewish cemetery

  The recent discovery of the book of funeral records for the Jewish cemetery in Deutschkreutz, Austria, may help map the graves in cemetery, which was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II. According to  Austrian media, the records … continue reading →