Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine: volunteers sought for Jewish heritage preservation summer program

Volunteers are invited to apply for a weeklong summer program focused on the preservation of Jewish heritage in western Ukraine. The NGO SCI (Service Civil International)  is seeking 17 volunteers for a Jewish heritage preservation “work camp” based in Lviv … continue reading →

Ukraine: “City of (un)Memory” – Virtual Tour of Holocaust sites in Lviv

The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted on its web site an informative virtual tour of Holocaust sites in the city. It is part of the Center’s “Lviv Interactive” project and was designed on the basis of the … continue reading →

Call for applications: Seminar on Jewish Heritage for junior professionals and graduate students

The University of Amsterdam and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe are now accepting applications to attend an intensive JEWISH HERITAGE SEMINAR for junior professionals and graduate students in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 12-20 June 2019 The intensive seminar will combine academic presentations, … continue reading →

Czech Republic: New visitor information panels installed at 6 (fairly out-of-the-way) Jewish cemeteries in western/southwestern Bohemia

Signposting Jewish heritage sites is an important way to “put them back on the map” and educate local people and visitors alike. The Tachov Archives and Museum Society — TAMUS, a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving … continue reading →