Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: Two Visiting Fellowships at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish-non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton

We are pleased to share this call for applications for two Visiting Fellowships at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton. The deadline for applications is May 3 2023. This year’s theme is … continue reading →

Hungary: an art historian hikes the perimeter of Budapest’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery to make an exciting discovery — a long forgotten monument by the noted architect Béla Lajta

(JHE) — An intrepid art historian acting on a hunch hiked along the perimeter of Budapest’s vast Kozma street Jewish cemetery to make an exciting discovery — a long forgotten sculptural monument by the noted architect Béla Lajta that marks … continue reading →

Czech Republic: TAMUS Tachov 2022 annual report highlights Jewish cemetery documentation — and QR codes

(JHE) — In 2022, the  Tachov Archives and Museum Society (TAMUS), a Czech non-profit NGO deeply involved in documenting and preserving Jewish cemeteries and other sites, carried out detailed photo documentation of four Czech Jewish cemeteries and launched a QR … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Fellowships at the Institute for the History of the German Jews, Hamburg

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications: Dr. Gabriele Meyer Fellowships at the Institute for the History of the German Jews (IGdJ) in Hamburg 2024 The physician and psychoanalyst Dr. Gabriele Meyer (29 June 1938–30 March 2018), born and … continue reading →

January 27, 2023: International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Shoah memorials that name names, and personalize those who were murdered

(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →