Jewish Heritage Europe

In our new Have Your Say personal essay, Jaroslav Klenovský looks back on 4 decades of Jewish Heritage work in Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic

Jaroslav Klenovský is a pioneer in the documentation and preservation of Jewish heritage in what today is the Czech Republic. Based in Brno, he has worked since 1980 to protect and preserve immovable Jewish heritage, particularly in Moravia. In addition … continue reading →

Heritage, memory, art: Wooden synagogues and fire

  Every so often we like to showcase artwork inspired by Jewish built heritage. Today, we present the work of two New York artists, Murray Zimiles and Bill Farran, who have both used the image and memory of the magnificently … continue reading →

Sweden: A commemorative project to restore the long-neglected graves of Holocaust victims who died soon after their liberation

A project is under way to restore the long-neglected graves of scores of Holocaust victims in Stockholm and to commemorate and identify those buried. The graves in question — whose markers are sunken into the soil and located in a … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Monika Krawczyk – the former CEO of FODZ is the first woman to be elected leader of Poland’s main Jewish umbrella organization

  Mazel tov to Monika Krawczyk, the longtime CEO of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ), who  was elected this week as leader of Poland’s main Jewish umbrella organization, the Union of Jewish Religious Communities … continue reading →

Slovakia: With new official brochure, Jewish Heritage is now fully integrated into Bratislava’s official tourism and cultural promotion

The Jewish heritage of the Slovak capital, Bratislava, has been fully integrated into the city’s tourist and cultural product, with a new brochure and official web pages that complement a series of linked web sites and other online resources prepared … continue reading →