Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Submissions: photo competition for university students focusing on synagogue buildings and their current uses. Deadline for submission is May 4.

We are pleased to share this call for submissions for a photo competition for university students focusing on synagogue buildings and their current uses: Deadline for submission is May 4. The Holtzer–Horváth–Lindberg Foundation invites university students to participate in the … continue reading →

Czech Republic: The 19th century Synagogue in Břeclav, now part of the city museum, is undergoing restoration

The synagogue in Břeclav, now part of the  Municipal Museum and Gallery with a permanent exhibit on local Jewish history,  is undergoing a significant restoration of its exterior and interior that will last under June. “After a quarter of a … continue reading →

Germany: Hamburg’s Altona museum opens a permanent exhibition about Hamburg Jewish history, incorporating a Jewish component in a mainstream museum

Hamburg’s Altona Museum, one of the largest regional museums in Germany, has opened a permanent exhibition about 400 years of local Jewish history, incorporating  a Jewish component in a mainstream museum. The exhibit, Landmarks of Jewish History: A project space … continue reading →

Call for Applications: JewishGen’s L’Dor V’Dor Legacy Program for university students and recent graduates. Jewish heritage education and opportunity to help clean-up and preserve a Jewish cemetery in Poland

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for JewishGen’s sixth annual Bennett and Robin Greenspan L’Dor V’Dor Legacy Program for university students and recent graduates, to take place from July 7 to July 16, 2026. The deadline for applications … continue reading →

Slovakia: A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov. Organizers are reaching out to residents and descendants for objects to include. It will be located in the recently restored Beit Midrash in the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium.

A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov, in eastern Slovakia. It will be  located in the recently restored beit midrash — one of the components of the historic Jewish quarter — the Jewish Suburbium, which together with … continue reading →