Jewish Heritage Europe

Webinar of note: Mapping the Archipelago of Lost Towns — Post-Holocaust Urban Lacunae in the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian Borderlands with Magdalena Waligórska, PhD

We are a bit last minute to post this, but if you can, do zoom in for this fascinating webinar tomorrow — Wednesday, June 10, at 3 AM Australian Eastern / 10 AM Pacific / 12 PM US Central / … continue reading →

Belarus update: The abandoned synagogue building in Kobrin went back on the auction block November 13 — for a much reduced asking price of around €63,000 (The auction did not take place for lack of participants.)

The abandoned Great Synagogue in Kobrin, Belarus. Photo: e-auction

The abandoned synagogue building in Kobrin went back on the auction block November 13 — for a much reduced asking price of around €63,000. But according to the auction web site, the auction did not take place because of lack … continue reading →

Belarus Update: The Memory Embrace memorial at the Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery is dedicated. It is made of rescued matzevot and fragments

A view of the completed Memory Embrace monument in Brest-Litovsk. Photo: The Together Plan

Incorporating thousands of rescued gravestones and fragments, the new Memorial Monument on the site of the destroyed Jewish cemetery in Brest (Brest-Litovsk) has been inaugurated with a ceremony attended by civic and religious leaders as well as descendants and local … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups 2025 — Round-up #2. More than 100 initiatives in 15 countries. (We know we’ve missed some, so please add in the comments)

Volunteers clean the Jewish cemetery in Łódź, Poland, June 15, 2025

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups — Our second round-up of initiatives for 2025. More than 100 actions from 15 countries At the beginning of May, we published the first round-up for 2025 showcasing some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place … continue reading →