Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE Newsletter High Holidays edition is out — catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks

The High Holidays edition of our JHE Newsletter is out — catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Germany, Austria, the UK, Czech Republic, Belarus, Poland, … continue reading →

Austria: The Jewish military section of Vienna’s Central Cemetery reopened after two years of restoration

The World War I cemetery and memorial. Photo: GuentherZ wikimedia CC BY 3.0

The Jewish military section of Vienna’s vast Central Cemetery has been reopened after two years of restoration work. The president of the Vienna Jewish Community and Austria’s Defense and Interior ministers took part in the public rededication ceremony August 22. … continue reading →

Our JHE Summer Newsletter is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks.

Shabbat candles in the historic Great Synagogue in Botosani, Romania

Our Summer Newsletter is out! Catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. Despite the record heat (and despite the wars and ominous world situation), a lot is going on in the Jewish heritage world … continue reading →

Austria: The more the €1 million restoration of the Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten, carried out with federal and provincial funding, has been completed. It is being handed over to the city for longterm upkeep.

The newly-restored Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten, May 2024 Photo © National Fund/Judith Pfeffer

The more the €1 million restoration of the “new” Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten, carried out with federal and provincial funding,  has been completed, and on Friday (June 28) the cemetery will be handed over to the St. Pölten local … continue reading →

JHE Newsletter — Spring edition. Catch up with what you might have missed

Spring flowers in the Jewish cemetery in Velká Bukovina, CZ

Our monthly Newsletter – Spring edition — is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed. News, views, and insights from Poland, Romania the UK, Lithuania, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, and more… plus our first 2024 … continue reading →