Jewish Heritage Europe

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups — Our first round-up of initiatives for 2024. More than 40 actions from 13 countries

A worker at the Kozma utca Jewish cemetery, Budapest

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 →

Call for Applications: Call for Applications for a major lecture to be given in November in NYC,  related to Jewish heritage and history in Central Europe.

Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague, 1966. By Shirley Moskowitz

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 →

Czech Republic: Watch a video about the Prague Jewish Museum’s “Secrets of the Attic” geniza research project

Looking up in the restored synagogue in Breznice

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 March Newsletter is out – Catch up on what you might have missed

Detail of an early 18th century Esther Scroll, or Megillah, in the Museum of Jewish Padova

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 →