Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe. We feel it so important to highlight these initiatives, which are often overlooked or ignored. Most … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for a major lecture to be given in November in New York, related to Jewish heritage and history in Central Europe. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2024 The Jewish … continue reading →
We have posted several times about Genizas — depositories of worn out or disused ritual and other objects which for religious reasons cannot simply be thrown away. Sometimes they are buried in Jewish cemeteries; often they are hidden away in … continue reading →
The JHE Monthly Newsletter for March is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Germany, Czech Republic, Belarus, the UK, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Hungary, and more … continue reading →
A former synagogue in the town of Prostĕjov is for sale, for a bit more than €210,000. The synagogue, listed as a cultural monument, dates from around 1836. It served as a bet midrash and then the town’s main synagogue … continue reading →
