Jewish Heritage Europe

USA: on the trail of synagogues (& former synagogues) (in Pennsylvania)…..

  Sometimes we like to post about Jewish heritage developments elsewhere that resonate with Jewish heritage issues in Europe. And here is another post along these lines….an article by Tammy Hepps in the Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, PA about a … continue reading →

Krakow: 7@Nite – Night of the Synagogues

  Last night — June 4-5 — was the sixth edition of the “7@Nite” or “Night of the Synagogues”  in Krakow, a wonderful initiative where all seven of the synagogues in the historic Jewish district, Kazimierz, were opened to the … continue reading →

New “Have Your Say” op-ed! Jewish spaces, German obligation, World Heritage?

ShUM is an acronym of the first letters of the medieval Hebrew names of three cities in Germany: Shin (Sh) = Shpira = Speyer; Vav (represented as U) = Warmaisa = Worms; and Mem (M) = Magenza = Mainz. In … continue reading →