Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: Manchester Reform Synagogue, earmarked for demolition, is “preserved” as immersive virtual reality experience

  Researchers have created a detailed digital record of the Manchester Reform Synagogue in a way that is meant to preserve it for future generations as an “immersive virtual reality” experience combining architecture, history, archives, and memories. The project, the … continue reading →

An unexpected encounter with a Holocaust memorial at the western tip of France..

On a visit to the far western tip of Brittany this week, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber didn’t expect to encounter any sites or monuments regarding Jewish heritage or history…Few Jews live in the region today, and there are few … continue reading →

Update: Restored Teleki synagogue in Oradea, Romania rededicated after restoration; will become a Jewish museum

  The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →

Greece: New book on Jewish inscriptions in Greece, from ancient times to 15th century

The Jewish Museum of Greece has recently published a book on Jewish and Hebrew inscriptions in Greece, from antiquity to the late middle ages. Called  Corpus Inscriptionum Judaicarum Graeciae (CIJG): Corpus of Jewish and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mainland and Island Greece … continue reading →

Some current research grant/fellowship opportunities

We can’t seem to keep up with all the grant and scholarship opportunities that could involve Jewish heritage research, but here are two current ones: There’s still time to apply for the Israel Council for Higher Education scholarship at the Department of … continue reading →