Jewish Heritage Europe

Last minute call! Study tour in Poland for Israeli guides/educators

Attention Israeli readers! You still have a couple days to apply for participation in a Study Tour for Israeli Tour Guides and Educators — the focus is Jewish heritage and history in the Lublin region and neighboring areas of southeast … continue reading →

UK: Scotland to get Jewish Heritage Center in Garnethill Synagogue

Thanks to a nearly £350,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, a Jewish Heritage Centre will be established in the grand Garnethill synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland — a Grade A listed building that was Scotland’s first purpose-built synagogue. The Fund … continue reading →

Poland: Annual Preserving Memory Awards presented

The 19th annual “Preserving Memory” awards honoring non-Jewish Poles who preserve, protect, maintain, and promote Jewish heritage in Poland were presented at a ceremony at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow on June 26. The awards were established in 1998 … continue reading →

Cemetery restoration: report on hands-on experience and how-to (cross-post)

Jay Osborn, of the Rohatyn Jewish Heritage project and Gesher Galicia, recently volunteered as part of a cemetery marker restoration workshop in the south of Poland organized by Stowarzyszenie Magurycz (Magurycz Association).  “It would be a chance for us to … continue reading →