Jewish Heritage Europe

Romania: Campaign to restore Jewish cemetery in Arad

  A new promotional video highlights the campaign to restore the old Neolog Jewish cemetery in Arad, in western Romania near the border with Hungary — a vast but neglected site where some 10,000 people are buried, a number of … continue reading →

Russia/Belarus: fruitful summer research on Jewish heritage

  Sefer – the Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization in Moscow — carried out three weeklong field schools this summer during which students documented Jewish material heritage and carried out interviews and other research on local Jewish history … continue reading →

Ukraine: Inauguration of Space of Synagogues in L’viv

  Sunday, Sept. 4, marked the inauguration of the Space of Synagogues, the first completed part of three planned sites commemorating Jewish history and heritage in L’viv, Ukraine. The project is believed to mark the first time in Ukraine that … continue reading →

Last minute call! Study tour in Poland for Israeli guides/educators

Attention Israeli readers! You still have a couple days to apply for participation in a Study Tour for Israeli Tour Guides and Educators — the focus is Jewish heritage and history in the Lublin region and neighboring areas of southeast … continue reading →

Turkey: New interactive digital portal to Jewish and other minorities’ cultural heritage

A new digital portal features a growing interactive map pinpointing cultural and religious sites of Turkey’s  Armenian, Greek, Jewish and Syriac minorities. Called Türkiye Kültürel Varlıkları Haritası” (Turkey’s Map of Cultural Heritages), the portal was launched by the Hrant Dink … continue reading →