Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE New Years Newsletter is out!

Zodiac on the ceiling of the disused synagogue in Siret, Romania (2006)

The New Years edition of the Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out! Looking forward to 2021, we look back at our most-shared posts from 2020 and also provide a summary of the news, views, and insights we published over the … continue reading →

Hungary: Second stage of state funded program sees restoration work and/or fencing of c. 50 abandoned or neglected Jewish cemeteries

(JHE) — Renovation work and fencing will go forward at around 50 abandoned or neglected Jewish cemeteries in Hungarian small towns and villages in a second phase of a state-funded program to maintain and restore  Jewish burial grounds. The Hungarian … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups Round-up: We publish a fourth round-up of some of the many initiatives that have been going on

(JHE) – Desecrations of Jewish cemeteries make headlines, but all too often the many efforts by volunteers and others to clean and restore them get overlooked or ignored. For the fourth time this year we are publishing a round-up of … continue reading →

Hungary: Preliminary work takes place toward the excavation of the buried medieval Great Synagogue in Budapest’s Castle District

(JHE) — Plans seem to be moving forward to unearth the ruins of a major 15th century synagogue in Budapest’s castle district that were discovered in 1964 but have lain buried under sand and concrete after preliminary archaeological work more … continue reading →