Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Mazel tov! 23rd annual Preserving Memory Awards honor more than a dozen non-Jewish Poles who preserve, promote, and care for Jewish heritage and culture and promote Jewish-Polish dialogue

More than a dozen non-Jewish Poles in central, eastern, and southeastern Poland were honored this week  for their work in preserving, promoting, and caring for Jewish culture and heritage in Poland and promoting Jewish-Polish dialogue. Their awards marked the 23rd … continue reading →

Poland: Dariusz Stola, former director of POLIN museum, receives 2020 Irene Sendler Award

Mazel Tov to historian Dariusz Stola, the former director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, who has been named the recipient of the 2020 Irena Sendler Memorial Award, an award presented annually by Taube Philanthropies to … continue reading →

2020 European Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards honor two Holocaust-related projects: the Arolsen Archive Online and the exhibit Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away

Winners of the 2020 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards include two Holocaust/Jewish heritage projects: the newly digitized Arolsen Archives Online portal; and the exhibit Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away  (Poland/Spain). The Awards,  launched in 2002 and funded by … continue reading →

Hungary: Restoration of the Rumbach st. synagogue in Budapest receives Hungarian ICOMOS award

The Hungarian National Committee of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) has awarded its annual restoration prize to the recently completed restoration of the historic, Moorish-style Rumbach Street Synagogue in Budapest. The announcement of the award, presented in April … continue reading →

European Heritage Label awarded to three sites with Jewish heritage and/or Holocaust dimensions

Several places that are related to or encompass Jewish heritage sites (and/or the Holocaust) have recently been recognized with the European Commission’s “European Heritage Label.”  Starting in 2013, the Label, according to the EC, has been awarded each year to … continue reading →