Jewish Heritage Europe

Applications open for Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Autumn Grants Round

A new round of application for grants from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is now open for three of its grants categories:  Museums; Jewish Education; and Archives & Libraries. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2020. A different procedure is in place due … continue reading →

Poland: The former synagogue in Susz, in northern Poland, is being renovated and developed as the home of a new Regional Museum

The red brick former synagogue in the small town of Susz, in northern Poland, is being developed as the home of a new regional museum. Renovation work began early this year, and the museum is expected to open in 2021. … continue reading →

Turkey: Major online resource launched — vast database of Jewish cemeteries in Turkey, encompassing more than 61,000 gravestones

This is major — a vast Digitized Database of Turkish Jewish Cemeteries has just been launched online and made available to the public by the Goldstein Goren Diaspora Research Center at Tel Aviv University.  Called A World Beyond: Jewish Cemeteries … continue reading →

Living in the pandemic… the Amsterdam Jewish Cultural Quarter and Frankfurt Judengasse Jewish Museum are selling their own (souvenir?) anti COVID face masks… making lemonade from lemons

An old saying goes — if life gives you lemons, make lemonade…. That’s what the venues of the Jewish Cultural Quarter  in Amsterdam and the Judengasse Museum in Frankfurt seem to be doing….  They are now selling their own special … continue reading →