Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE Monthly Newsletter for February is out — catch up with what you might have missed

The JHE Monthly Newsletter for February is out today.  Catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Serbia, Italy, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Belarus, Germany, the UK, and more — … continue reading →

Spotlight on Malta: The Tayar Foundation Aims to Safeguard Malta’s Three Jewish Cemeteries and Promote Jewish Culture and Memory on the Mediterranean Island State

We are launching a new section on JHE — “Spotlight.” It will consist of occasional longer posts taking a deeper dive into the history of specific Jewish heritage sites and/or highlighting the work of specific individuals, NGOs, projects etc. In … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups 2022 — Round-up #1 — 42 initiatives in 15 countries

Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of various initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning-up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe that take place throughout the spring, summer, and, in some cases, also during autumn. Most of … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups — Round-up #4. Dozens more initiatives. Episodes of vandalism prompt legitimate outrage and widespread condemnation, but the many, many more instances of volunteers cleaning, restoring, and maintaining Jewish cemeteries are often overlooked

We can’t stress enough the importance of this post. Episodes of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries prompt legitimate outrage and widespread condemnation, but the many, many more instances of volunteers and others cleaning, restoring, and maintaining Jewish cemeteries are rarely noted. … continue reading →

The new JHE Newsletter is out: volunteerism, new Jewish museums, Jewish culture days & more

The August-September Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out. The themes include volunteerism, new Jewish museums, Jewish culture days — and more. It features news and info from Ukraine, Poland, England, Scotland, Belarus, Slovakia, Malta, Czech Republic, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Romania, … continue reading →