Jewish Heritage Europe

Upcoming Hanukkah events of note (in Poland)

  Hanukkah events in Poland (in far-flung parts of Poland, to be sure) in the next few days bring to fruition several projects that we have reported on in the past, as they were developing. They include:   — December … continue reading →

10 Stars and Shtetl Routes have new websites, content

  Two Jewish heritage projects whose development we have enjoyed following (and have reported on) — the 10 Stars project in the Czech Republic and the cross-border Shtetl Routes project in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus — have just launched new, expanded … continue reading →

Lithuania: the new (and developing) “Lost Shtetl” memorial site at Šeduva

On October 9, 2015 the impressive “Lost Shtetl” memorial complex was officially dedicated in and around the small town of Šeduva, Lithuania, with a ceremony attended by  Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and other VIPs, including Amir Maimon, Israel’s first ambassador to Lithuania; Darius … continue reading →

Slovakia: Jewish Heritage conference in Bratislava

    The Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia is organizing a conference  in Bratislava on November 9 — the anniversary of Kristallnacht — whose aim is to facilitate exchange of information about planned and already-implemented projects to preserve and restore Jewish heritage … continue reading →