Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE New Years Newsletter is out!

Zodiac on the ceiling of the disused synagogue in Siret, Romania (2006)

The New Years edition of the Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out! Looking forward to 2021, we look back at our most-shared posts from 2020 and also provide a summary of the news, views, and insights we published over the … continue reading →

Austria: 3-year, €600,000 renovation of Klosterneuburg Jewish cemetery completed; project was in framework of federally funded Fund for the Restoration of Jewish Cemeteries in Austria

  (JHE) — A 3-year, €600,000 project to renovate and secure the Jewish cemetery in Klosterneuburg has been completed. Established in around 1873, the cemetery has 652 graves and extends over 4,000 square meters. Work took place in three phases, … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups Round-up: We publish a fourth round-up of some of the many initiatives that have been going on

(JHE) – Desecrations of Jewish cemeteries make headlines, but all too often the many efforts by volunteers and others to clean and restore them get overlooked or ignored. For the fourth time this year we are publishing a round-up of … continue reading →

Kristallnacht 2020: On the 82nd anniversary, we highlight 3D virtual reconstructions of synagogues that were destroyed

(JHE) — The night of November 9-10 marks the 82nd anniversary of Reichspogrom night — the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property, and Jewish places of worship all over … continue reading →