Jewish Heritage Europe

Thoughts on a trip through western Ukraine, by Christian Herrmann

On his blog, Christian Herrmann reflects on a recent trip visiting Jewish sites in Bukovina and Galicia in western Ukraine. He describes “a very intense and emotional journey to the heritage of a vanished Jewish world. We  visited 27 towns … continue reading →

Action Reconciliation cemetery program in Chernivtsi

Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, the German volunteer organization that, among other things, sends volunteers to clean up and maintain Jewish cemeteries, has announced its annual “summer camp” for people 40 and over to help clean up the sprawling Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →

Article Profiles U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad

  Lesley Weiss was recently named Chair of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad –and  her first public participation in a major Jewish heritage preservation event was at last month’s conference in Krakow on Managing Jewish … continue reading →

English translation of Hagay HaCohen’s article

We have now posted the English translation of Hagay HaCohen’s lengthy and comprehensive article about the Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference,  for Polish Radio’s Hebrew service. Click here to see the translation       ShareTweetSharePin