Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: Fellowships at the Institute for the History of the German Jews, Hamburg

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications: Dr. Gabriele Meyer Fellowships at the Institute for the History of the German Jews (IGdJ) in Hamburg 2024 The physician and psychoanalyst Dr. Gabriele Meyer (29 June 1938–30 March 2018), born and … continue reading →

Germany: Watch the film of “Ritual Echoes,” a sound installation performance piece by Avery Gosfield centered on the monumental medieval mikvah in Speyer

As we noted at the time, the Italy-based American musician Avery Gosfield, a specialist in early music, was awarded one of the three first-time artist-in-residence fellowships presented by the ShUM cities project.  Her work, titled “Ritual Echoes,” entailed creation of a sound … continue reading →

Job Opportunity: Professor of Jewish Art, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies

We are pleased to share this Job Opportunity: Professor of Jewish Art, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies Position starting October 1, 2023 Submission deadline: March 31, 2023 The successful candidate will be tasked with representing the entire spectrum of Jewish Art … continue reading →

Germany: Substantial federal grant aids a project to create a centre for culture and remembrance in the “Old Synagogue” in Bad Laasphe

The project to restore the “Old Synagogue” in Bad Laasphe, Germany and create there a place of remembrance and encounter will be moving forward thanks to a recent grant from the Federal Government of just over €378,000. The grant of €378,419 was … continue reading →

The New Year 2023 JHE Newsletter is Out: News, views, and insights from Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, the U.K., Lithuania, Ukraine — catch up on what you might have missed!

Zodiac by artist Lele Luzzati on the ceiling of the Tullia Zevi National Library of Italian Judaism in Rome

The New Year 2023 edition of the JHE Monthly Newsletter is out! Looking ahead to 2023, we look back at celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2022 — and at our most popular posts from 2022. It was a year shadowed by … continue reading →