Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Spring 2022 Grant Round

The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Spring 2022 application round is now open for applications to the grant programmes listed below. Deadline for applications is Monday 25 April 2022. Archives and Libraries The RFHE funds projects that ensure that archival and … continue reading →

Hungary: New web portal offers detailed digital models & interactive 3D virtual tours of Hungarian synagogues

(JHE) — A new web site features detailed digital models and interactive virtual tours of a diverse group of synagogues in Hungary — from a gothic medieval synagogue in Sopron dating from the 14th century, to the grandiose New Synagogue … continue reading →

Center for Jewish Art: New Report details the CJA’s extensive and varied research, documentation, publication and other activities from June 2019-December 2021

Few — if any — institutions or organizations carry out as much research, publication, and other activities related to the documentation and analysis of Jewish heritage as the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. We have highlighted … continue reading →

Lithuania: In 2019-2021 Maceva Litvak Cemetery catalog translated 3,125 epitaphs in several Jewish cemeteries, including Lithuania’s largest surviving Jewish cemetery, in Kaunas (where a matzevah-carver left his phone number…)

(JHE) — Maceva, the Litvak Cemetery Catalogue, has made available photos and translations of gravestones from more than half of Lithuania’s largest surviving Jewish cemetery, the Žaliakalnis Jewish cemetery in Kaunas. The documentation of seven out of of the 12 … continue reading →