Jewish Heritage Europe

Yom haShoah 2021: Names and memory… JHE photo essay

Yom HaShoah,  Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust, is marked this year today, April 8…. It’s become almost a tradition for JHE to mark the day by posting images of Holocaust memorials that name … continue reading →

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 →

Netherlands: At 17th century Beth Haim Portuguese Jewish Cemetery in Ouderkerk, opening of visitors center is final step in 6-year development project. Plus – 3D models are available of 100 elaborate gravestones

(JHE) — A small visitors’ center has been opened at the historic Beth Haim Portuguese Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk, completing a development project for the cemetery launched in 2014 on the 400th anniversary of its foundation in 1614. Around 28,000 … 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 →

Simchas Torah 2020! Rejoicing with Images of Arks

(JHE) — Simchat Torah — Rejoicing in the Torah, the Jewish festival that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), falls this weekend. To mark the occasion, here are some images … continue reading →