(JHE) — Exciting news — The removal of Jewish gravestones buried under an artificial mound outside the walls of the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok — which we wrote about last week — has been completed, with a remarkable 120 … continue reading →
(JHE) — Excavations have begun at a large, artificial mound outside the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok where researchers believe possibly hundreds of historic matzevot uprooted under communism from another cemetery were buried. In an announcement, the US-based Białystok Cemetery Restoration Project … continue reading →
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 →
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 →
The new Heritage Centre at the Victorian Grade II listed Highfield Street Synagogue in Leicester was officially opened in July, at a ceremony officiated by Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and attended by Leicester’s Mayor and other civic and religious leaders. … continue reading →
