We write a lot about Jewish cemeteries on JHE — but mainly about the physical aspects: matzevot; memorials; epitaphs; Ceremonial Halls/Tahara houses. We tend to focus on art, architecture, and history — though also, at times, about some of the … continue reading →
The American actress Jamie Lee Curtis has announced that she will partner with municipal authorities to raise funds from corporate and private sources to restore the local synagogue in Mátészalka, the town in northeastern Hungary that her grandparents came from, … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Michal Vaněk, who on June 1 took up the post of Director of the state-run Slovak National Museum (SNM) – Museum of Jewish Culture. In a statement, Branislav Panis, the General Director of the SNM, said … continue reading →
(JHE) — Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, has paid a visit to the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, where he learned of the project of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) … continue reading →
The Jewish heritage world is filled with often unsung local heroes and heroines — non Jewish people who devote time, energy, and passion to preserving, maintaining, documenting, and caring for Jewish heritage sites and memory. One of these was Mykhailo … continue reading →
