Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards

Applications are open for the twin European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra awards, regarded as Europe’s most prestigious awards in the heritage field. Celebrating 20 years in 2022, the Awards annually honor up to 30 outstanding heritage achievements, among which up to … continue reading →

CZ: Mazel tov! Restoration of rural synagogue in Police u Jemnice wins national heritage award

Mazel tov! The restoration of the 18th century rural synagogue in the village of Police u Jemnice has won a national award for monuments preservation! The National Heritage Institute (NHI) awarded its 2021 Patrimonium Pro Futuro Prize in the category of restoration … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to the athlete and activist Dariusz Popiela — recipient of the 2021 POLIN Award! And Mazel Tov to the runners-up! Popiela spearheads Jewish cemetery restorations and memorials that commemorate Holocaust victims by name

Mazel tov to the Polish athlete and activist Dariusz Popiela who has received the 2021 POLIN award presented by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw! It was the seventh edition of the award.  The Awards, which … continue reading →

Mazel Tov to Emile Schrijver, the recipient of the 2021 Narkiss prize for excellence in the research of Jewish Art,  presented by the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University

Mazel tov to Dr. Emile Schrijver, the recipient of the 2021 Bezalel, Mordechai, and Nessa Narkiss prize for excellence in the research of Jewish Art,  presented by the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University! Emile is the General Director … continue reading →

UK: Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life project shortlisted for heritage award

The Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life heritage experience has been shortlisted for a heritage award presented by the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI), a professional network for heritage interpreters. It’s up for the “Untold Stories” award category of the AHI’s 2021 … continue reading →