Jewish Heritage Europe

Belarus: finding, recovering, fencing a devastated Jewish cemetery

  The devastated Jewish cemetery in  the small town of Lohishyn, Belarus has a new fence, largely thanks to a descendant from the town, working together with local people including a school teacher and the mayor. Mimi Kim Klausner, an … continue reading →

Russia: New near replica synagogue in Kaliningrad/Königsberg now stands on site of synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht

  Exactly 80 years after the grandiose New Synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia — formerly Königsberg, East Prussia — was destroyed on Kristallnacht, a newly constructed near replica of the great domed building was dedicated on the same spot where the … continue reading →

Vanished World 2019 Calendar available for download

The Vanished World 2019 calendar is now available for free download. Each year the German photographer Christian Herrmann, who documents abandoned Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe, creates a calendar from a selection of his images and offers it as … continue reading →

Hungary: Scaffolding down at Rumbach st. synagogue; restoration progressing on synagogue and complex, to be a multi-function cultural center

  The scaffolding is down from the Moorish-style Rumbach St. synagogue in Budapest, and work is rapidly progressing on its restoration, including the conversion of its building complex into a multi-purpose arts, culture, and education center that is slated to … continue reading →