Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: Foundation for Jewish Heritage gets major National Lottery Heritage grant for new, UK-wide historic synagogue project

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded  £141,391 to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) to develop an ambitious new, nationwide FJH project for historic synagogue, Preserving Jewish Heritage, Promoting the Hidden Jewish Story. The grant, the Lottery said, provides … continue reading →

Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Launches “Challenging Conversations, a video series of conversations about Jewish Heritage, Culture and Communal Life in Europe”

The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is marking 25 years since is was created by the late Lord Jacob Rothschild with a video series of conversations about Jewish Heritage, Culture and Communal Life in Europe, focusing on topics related to areas … continue reading →

France: The Heritage Foundation – Fondation du Patrimoine – announces seven grants to restore synagogues and other Jewish heritage. They are the first selection of its new Jewish Heritage Program, supported by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation

France’s Heritage Foundation – Fondation du Patrimoine – has announced nearly €1 million in funding to several synagogues, a historic Jewish cemetery, and another Jewish site as part of the Jewish Heritage Program it launched in June 2025 with the … continue reading →

JHE Photo Essay for Tu B’Shevat 2026: Trees and fruit in Jewish decorative art; in synagogues, on gravestones, and as part of ritual objects

It’s Tu B’Shevat — the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, known as “the New Year for Trees:” the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in the land of Israel start to flower.  It is the custom to reflect on our … continue reading →