Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applicants: Grant for Research in the Field of History and Culture of the Jews in Russia (before Peter the Great)

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications by the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Foreign and Russian researchers are invited to apply for a grant funding:  “Research in the Field of History and Culture of the … continue reading →

Call for Proposals: American Academy of Religion annual conference, November 2021 (deadline for submissions March 8)

Visitors at the Kupa Synagogue, Krakow

There is still time to submit a proposal for a paper at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, scheduled to be held November 20-23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas (or ….maybe online?). The deadline for submission is March 8. … continue reading →

Foundation for Jewish Heritage: 2020 Annual Review

We are pleased to share the 2020 Annual Review of the London-based Foundation for Jewish Heritage. The Review summarizes the Foundation’s activities in 2020 and also looks back at its accomplishments since its establishment five years ago. We have written … continue reading →

New publication: “Jewish cemeteries and Sustainable Protection: The ESJF Handbook of Sustainable Heritage Tourism”

  The ESJF has published a handbook on Jewish cemeteries and sustainable tourism, co-authored by JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber.  Ruth’s report “Jewish Cemeteries and Sustainable Heritage Tourism,” starting at pg. 64-65, forms Part 2 of the book, after an introductory … continue reading →

Poland: Jan Jagielski (1937-2021) Farewell to a Jewish heritage pioneer, mentor — and mensch

(JHE) — With great sadness we mourn the death of the inimitable Jan Jagielski, a true pioneer in research on Jewish heritage in Poland, an inspiration and mentor to generations — and, perhaps above all, a consummate mensch. In failing … continue reading →