Jewish Heritage Europe

Vilnius’s Gėlių st. synagogue no longer in danger of collapse

      The Cultural Heritage Department of the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture has issued a progress report on efforts to stabilize, and eventually restore, the synagogue at Gėlių st. 6 in Vilnius. The work is being carried out via principal funding … continue reading →

Restoration work in Jewish cemetery in Hungary

  The Jewish Cemetery in Rácalmás, Hungary has undergone restoration work with state funding, continuing work begun last year. According to an August 27 government press release,  restoration work to the lower part of the cemetery was carried out with  … continue reading →

Clean-up at Vilna Ghetto Jewish Library building

Often we think of Jewish built heritage in terms of synagogue buildings, mikvaot, Jewish cemeteries, and other sites with religious association. Or Holocaust memorial sites, former ghettos and Jewish quarters, Jewish schools, rabbis’ houses, and the like. Clean-up operations for such … continue reading →

Jan Jagielski featured in NBC profile

  We are delighted that NBC News features a lengthy profile of Jan Jagielski, longtime friend and one of the true pioneers of Jewish heritage research and documentation in Poland. Jan has received many well-deserved honors for his work. Among his … continue reading →

Upcoming cemetery commemorations in Poland

Several ceremonies are scheduled in Poland in the next couple of months, at the conclusion of restoration or commemorative projects at Jewish cemeteries overseen by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ): August 27 – Serock, near … continue reading →