Our latest Jewish Heritage Europe monthly Newsletter is out — your can read it online at THIS LINK. News, views, and insights this month from Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Lithuania, France — and more. Our monthly Newsletter is a summary … continue reading →
This summer’s prolonged heatwave and drought in Europe has had an unexpected effect: it has exposed buried gravestones, showing their layout in the historic Beth Haim Portuguese (Sephardic) Jewish cemetery at Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, located near Amsterdam at the confluence … continue reading →
So many Jewish cemetery/Jewish heritage volunteer clean-up operations take place each spring and summer that it’s hard to keep track. Here are just a few that have caught our eye — some that have taken place, some that are under … continue reading →
Jewish cemeteries rarely make the news except if there is an act of vandalism. But for every act of vandalism that gets reported, there are many more cases of Jewish cemeteries being cleaned up — by volunteer or other … continue reading →
Three years of extensive restoration has been completed at the 18th century Jewish cemetery in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands, about 100 km south of Amsterdam, the web site of the umbrella Netherlands Jewish Community reports. The dedication of the restored … continue reading →
