Work on the new, EU-funded Orthodox Jewish Heritage Route in Eastern Hungary has been completed. Its new visitor centers and other new infrastructure are open, and there’s a multi-lingual web site in Hungarian and English (with Hebrew planned) to guide … continue reading →
Purim starts tonight. It’s a festival holiday in which imbibing alcohol …. plays a role. Read our Purim 2019 article, about Jews and the wine and liquor trade With Ukraine in our hearts, and on our minds, we focus today the … continue reading →
The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe, and we will be 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 … continue reading →
A joint Ukrainian-Hungarian project will renovate the former Great Synagogue in Berehove/Beregszasz, Ukraine and restore the original 19th century exterior appearance. The project will dismantle the Soviet-era concrete shell built around the synagogue in 1969, when it was turned into … continue reading →
We wrote in 2020 about the restoration of the exterior of the synagogue in Karcag, Hungary….Now that restoration is up for an award — and you can help by voting for it. The award is question is sponsored by the … continue reading →
