Jewish Heritage Europe

Synagogues: new open access publication of special “Arts” journal issue on Synagogue Art and Architecture

A special issue of the journal Arts devoted to Synagogue Art and Architecture — is now freely available online via open access. It includes 10 articles devoted to various aspects of the topic, from architecture to decoration to current use. … continue reading →

Call for applications: Sefer Center Grants for Research on Russian Jewry – 2020

We are happy to share this year’s call for grant applications which is open for researchers from Russia and abroad, including Europe, USA and Canada, Israel and Australia. The SEFER Center research award recipients will be selected by a committee … continue reading →

Jewish cemeteries: ESJF gets new €1 million grant for mapping in 7 countries; recent desecration in Slovakia is latest in spate of vandalisms, raising concerns and questions

Days after a vandal attack that toppled dozens of headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Namestovo, Slovakia, the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) announced that the European Commission has awarded  €1 million to a consortium it leads to continue the … continue reading →

Italy: More details on the ancient Jewish catacombs in Venosa

Inside the Venosa catacombs

Back in July, we published a extensive report on the ancient Jewish catacombs and other ancient Jewish heritage in the town of Venosa in southern Italy, following a visit there by JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber. Ruth’s brother, the architectural … continue reading →

Hungary: Exciting news! Blueprints for Szeged Synagogue & Lipot Baumhorn correspondence discovered — eventual exhibition planned

This is exciting news! The blueprints and other documentation for the majestic New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary have been discovered, and an exhibition is being planned — possibly in time for next year to mark the 160th birthday of the … continue reading →