Jewish Heritage Europe

New publication: “Jewish cemeteries and Sustainable Protection: The ESJF Handbook of Sustainable Heritage Tourism”

  The ESJF has published a handbook on Jewish cemeteries and sustainable tourism, co-authored by JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber.  Ruth’s report “Jewish Cemeteries and Sustainable Heritage Tourism,” starting at pg. 64-65, forms Part 2 of the book, after an introductory … continue reading →

Romania-Ukraine: Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine share nearly €260,000 EU grant to promote cross-border Jewish heritage tourism

(JHE) — The towns of Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) Romania and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine are sharing an EU grant to rehabilitate selected Jewish heritage sites and promote cross-border Jewish heritage-themed tourism. The EU’s 2014-2020 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENI Cross-border Cooperation Program announced in January it … continue reading →

Call for participants — General invitation to take part in the Coordinators’ Meeting for the 2021 European Days of Jewish Culture

The AEPJ is inviting anyone interested in taking part in this year’s European Days of Jewish Culture to join the online EDJC Coordinators’ Meeting to take place on Zoom February 24-25. This year’s EDJC, which kicks off September 5, is … continue reading →

Update Italy/Slovenia: The twin cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica will be European Cultural Capital in 2025. Their shared Jewish heritage plays a fundamental role. (We share the Italian Jewish perspective.)

The twin cities of Gorizia, Italy and Nova Gorica, Slovenia have jointly be named the  European Capital of Culture (ECC) for 2025, based on the unique transnational nature of the two cities, which lie next to each other on either … continue reading →

Germany: Tiny synagogue in Gleusdorf — out of use as a synagogue since 1909 — is conserved as info center on rural Jewish life

(JHE) — The tiny former synagogue in the Bavarian village of Gleusdorf — out of use as a synagogue for more than a century — has been refurbished and will open in the spring as an information center about local … continue reading →