Jewish Heritage Europe

An Italian Journey: Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage
2025-10-10 - 2026-06-14 | MEIS National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, Via Piangipane, 81, Ferrara, FE, 44121, Italy
A temporary exhibit at Italy’s National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape and history.

Called “An Italian Journey: Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage,” the exhibit opened October 10 and will run until June 14, 2026.

The contents of the exhibition come from two archives: the collection of Ernő Munkácsi in the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest, which features images of Jewish Italy gathered between 1927 and 1940, and the photographic and documentary archive of the Federazione delle Associazioni Culturali Ebraiche (Federation of Jewish Cultural Associations), from the 1920s and 1930s.

Painted Prayers exhibition - synagogue murals in Ukrainian Bukovina
2025-11-20 - 2026-04-20 | University and City Library Cologne, Universitätsstraße 33,, Cologne, 50931, Germany
The exhibition “Painted Prayers” presents the murals in synagogues of the Ukrainian Bukovina and addresses the threat and destruction of cultural assets by the war. It also documents German-Ukrainian cooperation in the preservation of Jewish cultural heritage in Ukraine.
There is also a series of lectures linked to the exhibition.
The exhibition presents murals of selected synagogues in the Ukrainian part of Bukovina. It is based on the long-standing art historical research of Eugeny Kotlyar and on a new photographic and digital 3D documentary, which make visible both the diversity and artistic significance of these paintings and the threat to this significant cultural heritage of the Jewish population in the Bukovina. The historic buildings are presented against the background of the Jewish history and culture of the region.
A special highlight is the 3D recreation of the synagogue in Novoselitza, which was created as part of a documentation project – in cooperation with the architecture institute of the Mainz University of Applied Sciences and the Ukrainian company Skeiron.
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Unimaginable: The Void after the Great Synagogues
2025-11-30 - 2026-08-31 | Galica Jewish Museum, Dajwor 18, Krakow, Poland
The exhibition is dedicated to the — destroyed — monumental synagogues built mostly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, in a variety of styles ranging from Neo-Gothic to Moorish. The exhibition draws attention to the scale of destruction of pre-war monuments of sacred architecture. The reasons for the annihilation of these remarkable buildings were hatred and violence — hatred toward everything Jewish, and violence against people and their material culture. Destroyed and — from today’s perspective — unimaginable, these beautiful, monumental synagogues were never rebuilt after World War II.
Bringing together examples from 13 cities across Poland, the exhibition serves both as a commemoration and as an act of education about a heritage lost forever. Opening the exhibition on the 86th anniversary of the burning of the Great Synagogue in Oświęcim — an event that took place on the night of November 29–30, 1939 — was a deliberate gesture shifting the focus from the date of violence to an act of remembrance.

Shul! The Old Town's Synagogue
2025-12-09 - 2026-12-31
A current exhibition at the Swedish Jewish Museum tells the story of its premises — Stockholm’s oldest preserved synagogue building.

Synagogues of Middle Europe
2026-01-08 - 2026-03-27 | Rodef Shalom Congregation, 4905 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
“Synagogues of Middle Europe” – an exhibition by Pittsburgh-based photographer David Aschkenas featuring photos of synagogues in several European countries.
There will be an opening reception January 12 at 6 pm.
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Women of Willesden: Guided Walk
2026-03-08 11:00 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Willesden Jewish Cemetery, Beaconsfield Road, London NW10 2JE, United Kingdom
March 8 is International Women’s Day — on the occasion, the Willesden Jewish Cemetery in London offers a guided walking tour to celebrate some of the women buried there.

Many Jewish women made significant cultural and social impact across a varied landscape over both the nineteenth and twentieth century. The spirit of Jewish women throughout the generations, women who never gave up hope that they could make the world better for their children and their children’s children and for all the children of the world are celebrated in our Women of Willesden guided walk.
We have selected some significant Jewish women who helped change history through their philanthropy, scientific and business achievements. We will share their stories with you, focusing on the lives of these women who have made a significant impact, not only within the Jewish community in Britain, but to British society.

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Houses of Eternity
2026-03-10 - 2026-05-24 | Museum of Mazovian Jews, 7 Kwiatka, Plock, Poland
The exhibition titled “Houses of Eternity” from the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, devoted to the tradition and history of Jewish cemeteries. Taking into account the current state of preservation of most Jewish cemeteries and matzevot, it tries to answer the question about their importance in the heritage of Jewish culture.
Its opening — March 10 at 6 p.m. — is combined with a lecture “Jewish cemeteries and funeral customs” by Krzysztof Bielawski about Jewish cemeteries and funeral customs — the forms and decorations of tombstones, inscriptions and customs related to funerals and the memory of the deceased.
Krzysztof Bielawski is a researcher of Jewish cemeteries, a PhD student at the Faculty of History of the University of Warsaw, author of, among others, the book “The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries” and numerous articles. He works at the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage (FODZ), which owns 153 cemeteries, including the Jewish cemetery in Płock.
The “Houses of Eternity” exhibition at MŻM will be on view until May 24 this year.

100+ Synagogues exhibit opening
2026-03-22 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Jewish Museum Franken in Schnaittach, Museumsgasse 12-16, Schnaittach, Germany
The opening of the exhibition 100+ German Synagogues, based on the new book by Alex Jakobowicz..
The exhibition “100 + Synagogues in Germany”presents prayer houses preserved for centuries, synagogues that have found new meanings and yet preserve their history, and new buildings built by the re-emerging Jewish communities of our time.
Alex Jacobowitz is an American and Israeli, xylophone virtuoso, specializing in traditional Jewish music. In 2002/2003 he worked as a cantor for the Jewish community of Augsburg. From 2008 to 2013 he was on the board of the Förderkreis Görlitzer Synagoge e.V.
Registration at schnaittach@juedisches-museum.org
The exhibition is then open to the public from March 28 until November 1, Saturdays and Sundays: 12-17

100+ Synagogues in Germany
2026-03-28 12:00 - 2026-11-01 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Jewish Museum Franken in Schnaittach, Museumsgasse 12-16, Schnaittach, Germany
The exhibition 100+ Synagogues in Germany, based on the new book by Alex Jakobowicz..
The exhibition presents prayer houses preserved for centuries, synagogues that have found new meanings and yet preserve their history, and new buildings built by the re-emerging Jewish communities of our time.
Alex Jacobowitz is an American and Israeli, xylophone virtuoso, specializing in traditional Jewish music. In 2002/2003 he worked as a cantor for the Jewish community of Augsburg. From 2008 to 2013 he was on the board of the Förderkreis Görlitzer Synagoge e.V.
Registration at schnaittach@juedisches-museum.org
The exhibition is open to the public from March 28 until November 1, Saturdays and Sundays: 12-17

Ganz rein! Exhibit of Peter Seidel's Mikveh photographs
2026-03-29 - 2026-06-07 | Schlossberg Museum, Chemnitz, Germany
Traveling exhibit of photographs of historic mikvaot by Peter Seidel. It was first presented in 2010 at the Jewish Museum in Hohenems.

Exhibition: Jewish Presence Across the Bulgarian Lands
2026-04-16 10:00 - 2026-05-17 17:00 (Europe/Sofia) | National Gallery Kvadrat 500, 1, 19th February St., St Alexander Nevsky Sq, Sofia, Bulgaria
Shared Memory: Jewish Presence Across the Bulgarian Lands

The fruit of over 15 years of travelling and studying Jewish material heritage in Bulgaria, this exhibition features 50 photographs by the Bulgarian journalist, writer and photographer, Anthony Georgieff.
The author takes visitors from Vidin to Burgas, and from Silistra to Gotse Delchev—places where there used to be, or there is a Jewish presence nowadays.

The exhibition was made possible with the support of the Shalom Organization of Jews in Bulgaria, the NEGEV Organization of Friends of Israel in Bulgaria, the Federation of Zionists in Bulgaria, the America for Bulgaria Foundation, and the American Jewish Committee.
Born in 1963, Anthony Georgieff has lived and worked in Copenhagen, London, Munich and Prague. He has held over 30 solo exhibitions in Europe and North America. Author and/or co-author of over 20 books in English, on the historical, cultural and ethnic heritage of Bulgaria. He lives and works in Sofia. Media partner: BTA / Bulgarian News Agency.
Tuesday to Sunday – 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

An Italian Journey. Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage
2026-04-27 18:30 - 20:00 (Europe/Rome) | Online
Through a collection of historical photographs, Sharon Reichel, co-curator alongside Valeria Rainoldi of the exhibition “An Italian Journey. Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage,” will guide you on an immersive tour of Jewish quarters, synagogues, and cemeteries in cities such as Venice, Rome, Florence, Padua, and Mantua.

These images come from two photographic collections of great cultural and historical significance: the Hungarian Ernő Munkácsi collection, featuring images of Jewish life in Italy captured between 1927 and 1940, and the archive of F.A.C.E. – the Federation of Jewish Cultural Associations – created in the 1920s and 1930s.

Zoom talk at 12.30 PM (ET)/ 6:30 PM (CET. Italian Time)

If you would like to join the Zoom meeting, please click for the link and fill the form: An Italian Journey. Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage

Medieval Jewish London History Day
2026-05-10 10:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
Discover the story of Jewish life in medieval London with the Jewish Square Mile Foundation at the Barbican Centre.
A programme of expert talks, walking tour and family activities will bring this period vividly to life while challenging some of the myths that surround it. Speakers include leading scholars Dean Irwin and Rory McLellan, whose research offers fresh insight into the everyday lives and experiences of medieval Jewish London.
The Jewish Museum will be running a series of children’s activities throughout the day, with crafts including collage, hat making and brick making. Children must be accompanied by an adult. (Tickets available for the children’s programme via a separate link.
In-person tickets are Sold Out, but Live Streaming tickets are on sale.

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10 centuries of Judaism: Views of Jewish Heritage in the Grand Est
2026-05-12 14:00 - 2026-05-15 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Synagogue in Thann, Thann, 68800, France
An exhibition of photographs and other material on synagogues and Jewish heritage in Alsace based on the research carried out in the inventory of these synagogues carried by the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs and the Grand Est Region.
May 12, 13, and 15.

Łódź Jewish cemetery clean-up
2026-05-31 11:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Jewish cemetery Łódź
Voluntary clean up of the Jewish cemetery in Łódź, Poland.

“It’s more than just clean up. It’s also a moment of reflection and memory about the people, who contributed to the history of tód To for decades. We can do something important today – show respect and care for their resting place.

“You don’t need experience – you just need a willingness to help. We provide all the tools you need. Come join us. We invite you to join us.”

Stockport online Jewish Heritage Trail Launch
2026-06-04 20:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Online
Stockport Jewish Heritage Trail is a new free digital trail exploring the history of the town centre’s Jewish communities.
Stockport is a town in northern England, about 7 miles south of Manchester – famous for its industrial history, particularly in cotton and hat making. The town became a major centre for these industries during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The trail uses memories, historic photographs and maps to tell the story of shops, market traders, synagogues, homes, activists, war memorials, refugees and more from the 1800s onwards. This online launch will highlight several key buildings and sites on the digital trail, while also explaining how to use it. It will be led by Kevin Bolton, a Stockport resident and archivist who created the trail. To find out more about the trail, please visit https://stockportjewishheritagetrail.com or email Kevin at info@stockportjewishheritagetrail.com
The Zoom link will be emailed to you nearer the date of the event.
Online launch: 20:30 – 21:30 CEST
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Click here to preview the tour

AEPJ General Assembly
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-08
The annual general assembly of the AEPJ — European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage.
Hotel Stefanie, Vienna
The deadline for registration is 20 May 2026.
Participation conditions are as follows:
• AEPJ Members: participation is free of charge. Participants are only required to cover their travel and accommodation costs. The programme, including meals and visits, is fully included.
• Non-members: participation fee of €200, including access to the full programme, meals and visits.
Click here to find full details and register

AEJM Annual Conference
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-09 | Polin Museum, Anielowicz 6, Warsaw, Poland
The annual conference of the Association of European Jewish Museums.

AEJM Annual Conference
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-09 | Polin Museum, Anielowicz 6, Warsaw, Poland
The annual conference of the AEJM — Association of European Jewish Museums.
POLIN museum, Warsaw
Themes include:
How can museum professionals respond to developments such as wars in Ukraine, in Israel and in the Middle East, hybrid threats, rising polarization and populism, geopolitical and economic instability, climate change, and demographic decline? Can we remain true to our values while staying connected with our core stakeholders or partners — our audiences, donors, witnesses, researchers and diverse political actors? Are there ways to expand our scope, open new perspectives, and engage broader segments of the public? And, not least, prepare ourselves and the next generation for the complex realities that are already unfolding? How can Jewish museums narrate the story of our times and remain compassionate and inclusive places of appreciation, reflection and empowerment?
