Jewish Heritage Europe

Lithuania: Jewish Cultural Route Association established

  A Jewish Cultural Route Association has been established in Lithuania, with the aim of developing an officially sponsored program of Jewish cultural tourism in the country, including an itinerary of major sites of Jewish heritage. The Association was established December … continue reading →

Macedonia: progress at Jewish cemetery in Bitola; will be memorial park

  Work is under way at the historic Jewish cemetery in Bitola, Macedonia, to create a memorial park there commemorating the large local Jewish community murdered in the Holocaust. The site will be called the Memorial Park for the Jews … continue reading →

Poland: “Barbarians” vandalize Sochaczew Jewish cemetery

Unknown vandals defaced a tomb and Holocaust monuments at the Jewish cemetery in Sochaczew, Poland with anti-semitic graffiti and pro-ISIS slogans The graffiti, believed to have been spray-painted Sunday night, included the Star of David on a gallows, a swastika, the number 88 (a code for … continue reading →

Sergey Kravtsov on the synagogue in Ostroh — our first “Have Your Say” article

We are pleased to publish our first “Have Your Say” article — The Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh: Memory and Oblivion. Have we reached the point of no return? by Dr. Sergey R. Kravtsov, of the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew … continue reading →

Glasgow: Jewish cemetery restoration & appeals for further work

  Restoration work on the 19th century Jewish section of Glasgow’s historic Necropolis cemetery has been completed — and the Jewish community has now issued a £1 million appeal for aid for renovation work in two other Jewish cemeteries there — … continue reading →