Jewish Heritage Europe

Kristallnacht: Wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues to mark the 81st anniversary

By now it’s a JHE tradition. The night of November 9-10 marks the  81st anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over … continue reading →

Italy: Take a stunning virtual tour of the ancient Jewish catacombs of Venosa, in southern Italy!

Inscription of a Menorah in the Jewish catacombs of Venosa

      We’ve written quite a bit about the extraordinary ancient Jewish catacombs in Venosa, in southern Italy and the project under way to present and present them. Now you can watch this rather amazing 3D computer reconstruction of … continue reading →

Synagogues documentary uses stunning drone footage. New York premiere is Sunday — or watch online on vimeo

Sacred Spaces: From Temple to Synagogue— a documentary film by Celia Lowenstein about the history, art, and architecture of synagogues — has its New York premiere on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Chelsea Film Festival. It has been shown at … continue reading →