Jewish Heritage Europe

The Serious Impact and Challenges of COVID-19 on Religious Heritage Organizations — Results of a Survey by the NGO Future for Religious Heritage

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major negative impact on museums, preservation work, and other organizations and initiatives concerned with religious heritage (including Jewish heritage). A just-published survey by the NGO Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) details four main areas … continue reading →

Poland – Helpful new resource! A downloadable PDF Guide for Descendants seeking to restore their ancestors’ Jewish cemetery

Here’s a helpful new resource for descendants seeking to restore the Jewish cemetery in their ancestors’ town or village in Poland. Research ecologist Bill Brostoff has compiled a downloadable 16-page guide to this process. Dr. Brostoff has based much of … continue reading →

Netherlands: Main Dutch Jewish genealogy organization & web site to close; databases to be transferred

Attention family historians with an interest in the Netherlands….we are sharing an announcement from the Dutch Jewry web site regarding changes to its databases, web site, and activities. In the summer of 2020, it states, the Dutch Jewish genealogy organization … continue reading →

Year-ender — See our most shared articles in 2019; a wide variety of topics and geographical locations

2019 was an exciting year for Jewish Heritage Europe. We implemented several new features, notably a section in the Italian language including a weekly summary of our News Feed items, translations of selected articles, and a dedicated Italian language Facebook … continue reading →

Austria: In time for tourist season Vienna has a new Jewish Info Point

The ark in the Stadttempel, Vienna, Austria

Spring is moving along, and summer is coming — that means tourist and travel season. There are a lot of resources — both online and on the ground — to aid Jewish heritage tourism, and we will be highlighting some … continue reading →