Jewish Heritage Europe

JTA story on Romaniote Jews, with a focus on Ioannina synagogue

  Marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Greek Jews, JTA runs a story about the dwindling Romaniote Jewish community in Ioannina, with a focus (and picture) of the historic synagogue there. The Nazis rounded up more than 1800 … continue reading →

Germany launches new Jewish tourism/travel guide

The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) has launched a valuable new resource — an illustrated, online “e-brochure” titled “Germany for the Jewish Traveler,” which includes travel tips and information about Jewish life, Jewish culture and places of interest in 64 … continue reading →

Prague Jewish Museum revamping exhibits; Meisel synagogue to be closed til mid-2015

The Prague Jewish Museum has announced that it will soon be revamping and modernizing its permanent exhibits, which are housed in historic synagogues in the city’s old Jewish quarter, Josefov. The first will be that housed in the 16th century … continue reading →

Jiří Fiedler: RIP

    The horrible news that Jiří Fielder, a true mensch and one of the pioneers of Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic, was murdered along with his wife in their Prague home has left us shocked, angry and utterly … continue reading →

17th century synagogue in Tykocin, Poland (now a museum) may soon be refurbished

  The 17th century synagogue in the village of Tykocin, in northeast Poland, was one of the few former synagogue buildings in Poland to be restored after the Holocaust for a cultural use that retained a cultural, if not religious, … continue reading →