Jewish Heritage Europe

Clean-up operation for Slovak Jewish Cemetery

  The local  Leustach civic association  has organized a clean-up operation for the abandoned and overgrown 18th century Jewish cemetery in the village of Janikovce, a few kilometers from Nitra, Slovakia.  Leustach  organized two days of clean-up work, March 31 … continue reading →

Serbia — Pirot Report

  On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →

Serbia — Nis Cemetery Report

  On April 9 and 10, Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber joined Ivan Ceresnjes of the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, Jasna Ciric, President of the Nis Jewish Community, and Ruben Fuks, President of the Federation of … continue reading →

Fact-finding trip to Jewish heritage sites in southern Serbia

  Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber traveled to  Serbia April 8-12 on a fact-finding trip to assess the condition of two key Jewish heritage sites in the southern part of the country: the historic Jewish cemetery in Nis … continue reading →

Poland — Szydlowiec cemetery documentation project to begin

  Volunteers are being sought for a project to digitally document the important Jewish cemetery in Szydlowiec, Poland. The  “Memory in Stone” project will be carried out by the ‘Szydłowiec Shtetl’ Center of the LOGOS Association in close cooperation with … continue reading →