Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Using WW2 Luftwaffe Aerial Photos to Document the History of the Bagnówka Jewish Cemetery in Białystok

Recently, the Bagnówka Cemetery Restoration Project (BCRP) acquired World War II Luftwaffe Aerial Images of the Bagnówka Jewish Cemetery in Białystok, Poland from the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These images are part of more than 1.25 million … continue reading →

Photo essay: Trees and fruit for Tu B’Shevat

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

Italy: Using Facebook, the Venice Jewish Museum expands knowledge about synagogues with a regular series of posts translating their Hebrew Inscriptions

Synagogues the world over are filled with Hebrew inscriptions, on their walls, over the ark, on the bimah, over the doorway, as part of ritual objects… But many — if not most — people who visit synagogues may not know … continue reading →

January 27, 2020 — Holocaust Remembrance Day. Shoah memorials that personalize those who were murdered

January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also dedicated or … continue reading →

UK: Listen to audio tales of historic Jewish cemeteries in SW England — a new audio guide to the Old Jewish Cemetery in Plymouth is due this spring

A new audio guide to the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Plymouth, England is being prepared by the Ripple Theatre, a theatre collective that over the past several years has already created several audio productions about that cemetery — the … continue reading →