Jewish Heritage Europe

Croatia: RIP Duško Kečkemet, key historian of Jewish heritage in Split

Duško Kečkemet, an art historian and archaeologist who carried out extensive research and writing on the Jewish history and Jewish heritage of Split, Croatia, has died, aged 97. The Jewish community of Split called Kečkemet  a “great man, historian and … continue reading →

Poland: Death of Dr. Łucja Pawlicka-Nowak, longtime key activist regarding Jewish heritage and Holocaust studies & commemoration in Poland

We have recently learned of the death of Dr. Łucja Pawlicka-Nowak, for decades a key figure in research on the Holocaust and Jewish heritage in Poland. She died February 27 at the age of 82. Pawlicka-Nowak was the director of … continue reading →

Lajos Erdélyi, Holocaust survivor and photographer who pioneered documentation of Jewish cemeteries in Romania, dies at 90

Photos of the Jewish cemetery in Gura Humorului, Romania, in the 1980 edition of Lajos Erdelyi's book

We mourn the death of Lajos Erdélyi, a Holocaust survivor from Transylvania who as a journalist and photographer was a pioneer in the post-Holocaust documentation of Jewish cemeteries in Romania. Erdélyi, who was 90, passed away Sunday night in Budapest. … continue reading →

Poland: death of Krzysztof Kolibski, a Polish stonemason who carved Holocaust memorials

We are sad to learn of the death last week of Krzysztof Kolibski, a stone mason from Wąwolnica, Poland, who worked with Jewish cemetery preservation groups to carve matzevot and commemorative monuments in several Jewish cemeteries. “Rest in peace, my … continue reading →

Lithuania: RIP Simonas Dovidavičius (Simon Davidovich) 1960-2019

We are deeply saddened to report the death of Simonas Dovidavičius (Simon Davidovich), an accomplished expert on and guide to Jewish heritage in Lithuania and director of the Sugihara House museum in Kaunas. He passed away on December 14, aged … continue reading →