Jewish Heritage Europe

Anniversary of Anniversaries: 400 years since the imposition of the Ghetto in Pitigliano, the “Little Jerusalem” of southern Tuscany, Italy

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or … continue reading →

Purim 2022 — drinking is a part of the festivities, and (with Ukraine on our minds) we recall the 18th century wine-trader Ber Birkenthal (Ber of Bolechow) who plied his trade between Bolekhiv — now western Ukraine — and the Tokaj wine region of northern Hungary

Purim starts tonight. It’s a festival holiday in which imbibing alcohol …. plays a role. Read our Purim 2019 article, about Jews and the wine and liquor trade With Ukraine in our hearts, and on our minds, we focus today the … continue reading →

Ireland: New audio guide for Ireland’s historic Ballybough Jewish cemetery, founded in Dublin in 1718. For on-site visitors and armchair travellers alike

The Dublin City Council has released a 40-minute audio guide to the more than 300-year-old Ballybough Jewish Cemetery as part of a series of audio guides to Dublin’s historic graveyards. Though its last burial was in 1958, Ballybough — established in … continue reading →

Italy: In Venice a new Smartphone App teaches Holocaust history via Augmented Reality and Stolpersteine

(JHE) — A new smartphone and tablet app teaches Holocaust history in Venice by using Augmented Reality to tell the stories of the people commemorated by Stolpersteine – Stumbling Stones – memorials and at other memorial sites around the city. … continue reading →

Hungary: In Sopron, part of the medieval Old Synagogue complex will become Jewish community HQ, and the long-derelict orthodox synagogue will be restored

The town of  Sopron is funding work to convert part of the medieval Old Synagogue complex into new headquarters for the local Jewish community. At the same time, the city has also allocated funds to restore the town’s long-derelict orthodox … continue reading →