Jewish Heritage Europe

Synagogues: Take a look at an online video lecture series on the art and architecture of 10 individual synagogues by art and architectural historian Dr. Samuel Gruber

Interested in the architecture, art, and history of synagogues? Take a look at “Buildings, Places and Spaces,” a series of  illustrated, half-hour video talks by JHE friend Dr. Samuel D. Gruber, an art and architectural historian and an acknowledged expert … continue reading →

Ukraine: Exciting discoveries — including the Three Hares motif on gravestones — as high school students research the Jewish cemetery in Horodok

(JHE) — Some exciting discoveries have been made recently in Jewish cemeteries in western Ukraine — including by local high school students carrying out research in the Jewish cemetery in Horodok who revealed a matzevah bearing the rare “Three Hares” … continue reading →

International Youth Competition on “Local Jewish Cemeteries” — for high school students in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Lithuania, and Georgia

Calling on high school students in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Lithuania, and Georgia! You can submit a video or online brochure about your local Jewish cemetery and win a €250 prize in an International Youth Competition on “Local Jewish Cemeteries.” … continue reading →

New Have Your Say: In Minsk Hillel’s MEGA project, young volunteers bring lost Jewish cemeteries back to light

  We have a new Have Your Say personal essay up — this one by Alena Kuliounich, director of the Hillel Jewish Students Cultural Center in Minsk in Minsk, Belarus.   For the past seven years, Minsk Hillel has carried … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Autumn 2022 Grant Programmes

Applications are open for the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe’s Autumn 2022 grant programmes. Applications are welcome in several categories, with the Applications Deadline September 12, 2022: Archives and Libraries The following areas are supported: Conservation and Preservation Inventories and Cataloguing … continue reading →