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Anniversary of Anniversaries: Marking “big” birthdays for three synagogues: Subotica, Serbia; the Nagy Fuvaros st. synagogue in Budapest; the New Synagogue in Livorno, Italy

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we are celebrating it throughout the year with special content. The theme of JHE’s 10th birthday celebrations is the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic anniversaries … continue reading →

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Jewish cemetery clean-ups: Fourth 2022 Round-up. Nearly 4 dozen initiatives in 10 countries

Oswiecim Jewish cemetery

So far this year, we’ve published three round-ups listing scores of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a fourth!  (Click to see our previous listings posted in April, in May, and July.) This fourth round-up lists … continue reading →

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Hungary Update: A return visit to the Balatonfüred Jewish cemetery — four years after we previewed its about-to-begin restoration

It’s a pleasure to re-visit Jewish heritage sites and see the progress on (or completion of) projects  we’ve posted about before (or when) they got under way. Just four years ago, in September 2018, we visited the Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →

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JHE Photo Essay: A Pride of Lions for the Month of Av

The Hebrew month of Av has just started….. The Hebrew astrological sign for Av is the Lion — so (like last year) we thought we’d post images of some of our favorite lions used in Jewish ritual art and decoration. … continue reading →

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JHE Photo Essay: Weeping Willows (real and artistic) in Jewish cemeteries and commemoration

(JHE) — The weeping willow tree, with its drooping branches symbolizing grief, has been a common motif on gravestones — Jewish and non-Jewish alike — particularly from the 19th and early 20th centuries.  The sculptural Holocaust Memorialby Imre Varga in … continue reading →

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