Jewish Heritage Europe

Italian Jewish museums join forces online to confront the COVID-19 lockdown — under the umbrella hashtag #ItaliaEbraica

Jewish museums across Italy have joined forces in a collaborative online project aimed at introducing their rich collections to virtual audiences stuck at home by COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns, and shelter-in-place measures. Organizers say they want to expand the project into … continue reading →

Stay at Home continues (Episode 5)….Here are a few more virtual tours to let you “travel” from home: Bratislava, Budapest, Cairo

In previous posts, we’ve linked to a long list of virtual tours and other Jewish heritage online resources to help us get through the quarantines, lockdowns, and general sheltering in place as the Covid 19 crisis continues. There are so … continue reading →

Lithuania: The Šeduva Jewish Memorial Foundation donates €15,000 for Covid-19 emergency supplies, with on-site work on Lost Shtetl museum on hold because of the crisis

With on-site work on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, the foundation creating the Lost Shtetl Museum and memorial complex in the Lithuanian town of Šeduva has reached out to the local community with a €15,000 donation for the emergency … continue reading →

Lockdown virtual resources (Episode 4) – Passover’s coming! Take a virtual voyage into the world of illuminated medieval Haggadot (and a few other things to explore)

Welcome to Episode 4 of “Jewish Heritage locked down edition” We’ve been posting links to virtual tours and other cool online explorations of Jewish museums, synagogues, and other Jewish heritage sites. With Passover starting next week — this episode focuses … continue reading →

Locked down? (Episode 3) More online exhibits & virtual tours to fascinating Jewish museums and other Jewish heritage sites to pique your interest and keep you busy

Has the COVID-19 crisis got you stuck at home because of quarantine, lockdown, or social distancing?  Welcome to Episode 3 of “Jewish Heritage locked down edition.” We’re posting links to virtual tours and other online explorations of Jewish museums, synagogues, … continue reading →