With war continuing in Ukraine, prompting millions to flee their homes, we find it important to share an open letter sent recently to Jewish museums in Europe by Jakub Nowakowski, director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. He questions … continue reading →
Work on the new, EU-funded Orthodox Jewish Heritage Route in Eastern Hungary has been completed. Its new visitor centers and other new infrastructure are open, and there’s a multi-lingual web site in Hungarian and English (with Hebrew planned) to guide … continue reading →
The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or … continue reading →
Do you want to help restore and clean up a Jewish cemetery? The Maceva Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery Project is seeking volunteers for its international summer camp, July 25-31, that will help clean up and restore the Jewish cemetery in Žagarė as … continue reading →
Purim starts tonight. It’s a festival holiday in which imbibing alcohol …. plays a role. Read our Purim 2019 article, about Jews and the wine and liquor trade With Ukraine in our hearts, and on our minds, we focus today the … continue reading →
