Jewish Heritage Europe

France/Poland: a “Jewish house” in an open-air museum (skansen) in Alsace, France joins similar Jewish houses in the open-air museum in Sanok, Poland

The Ecomuseum of Alsace in Ungersheim — the largest open-air village museum (skansen) in France — has opened a new exhibit: a “Jewish house” aimed to evoke typical Jewish daily life in an Alsatian village in the years between World War … continue reading →

UK: Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life project shortlisted for heritage award

The Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life heritage experience has been shortlisted for a heritage award presented by the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI), a professional network for heritage interpreters. It’s up for the “Untold Stories” award category of the AHI’s 2021 … continue reading →

Italy: Jewish heritage travel — new Jewish Heritage Route established in Italy’s Marche region

The Levantine ynagogue in Ancona during a European Day of Jewish Culture

Central Italy’s Marche Region now has an official Jewish Heritage Route that takes in 25 towns and cities around the region. The Marche Regional Council formally set it up with legislation passed unanimously on July 27. The route forms “a … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Day of Jewish Monuments (Today!) Visit dozens of Jewish heritage sites all over the country — with the aid of a smartphone app and interactive map

Are you in the Czech Republic today? Take advantage of the fourth edition of the Day of Jewish Monuments to visit dozens of Jewish heritage sites around the country. More than 50 selected Jewish heritage sites more than three dozen … continue reading →

Germany: UNESCO adds the ShUM cities — Worms, Speyer and Mainz — to its World Heritage list. All near each other on the Rhine river, they combined to form a major Jewish center in the middle ages.

Ancient gravestones in the Worms Jewish cemetery.

(JHE) — UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, has added the Jewish heritage of the so-called “ShUM cities” —  Speyer, Mainz, and Worms — to its list of World Heritage sites. The three cities, all near each other on the Rhine … continue reading →