Jewish Heritage Europe

Italy: New web site & free smartphone app “My Jewish Italy” provides info on Jewish heritage sites, kosher facilities, and more, for tourists and residents alike

(JHE) — A new “My Jewish Italy” web site — and smartphone app — launched last month provide a comprehensive guide to Jewish cultural heritage sites as well as to kosher restaurants, Judaica shops, Jewish bookstores and other Jewish infrastructure. … continue reading →

Germany: Berlin Jewish Museum Reopens with totally revamped new Core Exhibit

Mazel tov to the Berlin Jewish Museum, which has reopened with a totally revamped core exhibition that prioritizes Jewish life in Germany — including rebuilding Jewish life in the decades after the Shoah and then after the Berlin Wall came … continue reading →

Summer Travel: In the Czech Republic, you can visit dozens of Jewish heritage sites August 11, on the Day of Jewish Monuments (with a mobile app & interactive map)

The the third edition of the Czech Republic’s Day of Jewish Monuments takes place August 11 — and this year there is a smartphone app as well as an interactive map to help visitors. On the Day, some 50 selected … continue reading →

Poland: Jewish cemetery in Tarnów rededicated after extensive restoration; new wall, facilities, smartphone app

Monoprint of the Tarnow Jewish cemetery by Shirley Moskowitz, 1993

The historic Jewish cemetery in Tarnów, southern Poland, has been ceremoniously rededicated and reopened after a two-year, fullscale renovation that saw the restoration and indexing of gravestones, repair and rebuilding of its wall, and the opening of a permanent exhibition … continue reading →

Austria: In time for tourist season Vienna has a new Jewish Info Point

The ark in the Stadttempel, Vienna, Austria

Spring is moving along, and summer is coming — that means tourist and travel season. There are a lot of resources — both online and on the ground — to aid Jewish heritage tourism, and we will be highlighting some … continue reading →