Jewish Heritage Europe

Germany: US Jewish artist creates stained glass windows for church housed in former synagogue

  An American Jewish  artist is creating new stained glass windows for a church in Germany that occupies a former synagogue. The aim is to enhance the present identity of the building by incorporating its past. “It’s been quite a … continue reading →

Summertime: cemetery clean-up notes (lots going on)

  Jewish cemeteries rarely make the news except if there is an act of vandalism. But for every act of vandalism that gets reported, there are many more cases of Jewish cemeteries being cleaned up — by volunteer or other … continue reading →

Ukraine: volunteer clean-up — for a Synagogue (as well as Cemetery)

  Summer is the season for volunteer clear up initiatives — and many are going on, in several countries. Almost all deal specifically with Jewish cemeteries, but in Ukraine, one will focus on a former synagogue building as well as … continue reading →

Visiting historic Jewish sites in Glasgow (after writing about them from afar)

Inside the Garnethill synagogue, Glasgow, Scotland

  We posted in the past couple of years about two major developments regarding Jewish heritage in Glasgow — the renovation and repair work at the historic Jewish Enclosure of the monumental Necropolis cemetery, and the nearly £350,000 grant from … continue reading →

Discovering Ashkenaz (and its folklore) — online courses via YIVO

  YIVO is again offering the 6-week, online course Discovering Ashkenaz: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe taught by Samuel Kassow, the Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity College and one of the leading scholars on the Holocaust and … continue reading →