Jewish Heritage Europe

Anniversary of Anniversaries: 400 years since the imposition of the Ghetto in Pitigliano, the “Little Jerusalem” of southern Tuscany, Italy

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 →

Italy: Jewish cemetery in Revere “reappears” after being closed off for decades in abandoned factory grounds. Local Jewish, civic, and heritage authorities are seeking funds to restore it

Entry into the Revere Jewish cemetery. Photo courtesy of the Mantova Jewish Community

The severely neglected Jewish cemetery in the town of Revere, in northern Italy, recently “reappeared” after the factory that absorbed it into its grounds in the 1970s was demolished. Now the Jewish community of Mantova, in association with civic and … continue reading →