Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland CZ: Two significant new Holocaust memorials unveiled — Names in Nowy Sącz and Returned (Cobble)stones in Prague

In Poland and in the Czech Republic, two significant Holocaust memorials have been unveiled in recent days. NOWY SĄCZ, POLAND, August 28 The powerful new memorial lists the names of around 12,000 Jews from Nowy Sącz and its surroundings  deported by … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: The 100th anniversary of the orthodox Ez Chaim synagogue in Leipzig — destroyed on Kristallnacht — will be marked by a week of commemorative events Sept 4-11

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we are celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic anniversaries … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: Marking the 150th anniversary of the destroyed synagogue in Solingen, Germany with commemorative art and digital reconstruction

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic … continue reading →

Poland: Archaeology at the site of the Warsaw Ghetto sheds dramatic and poignant light

Memorial and grave of Warsaw Ghetto fighters, at the site of Mila 18

(JHE) — A child’s shoe. Kitchen utensils. Crockery. Books. Ceramic tiles. Corroded tools. Discoveries during archaeological excavations this summer on the site of the WW2 Warsaw Ghetto are shedding dramatic — and poignant — light on the lives of the … continue reading →

Norway: National Heritage Board wants to list the Old Jewish cemetery and the Deportation memorial in Oslo as national monuments

Norway’s National Heritage Board wants to include the country’s oldest Jewish cemetery and a memorial to World War II deportations in the national roster of protected monuments. The two sites in Oslo are the Jewish cemetery at Sofienberg park and … continue reading →