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Jewish Cemetery clean-ups — Round-up 3: They rarely grab headlines, but Jewish cemetery clean-ups by volunteers and others go on in many countries — even despite the pandemic

(JHE) — For the third time this year, we are publishing a round-up of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives, by volunteers and others, taking place in various European countries. Earlier this year, we documented such initiatives at … continue reading →

Netherlands: Groningen Synagogue is revamping its exhibition to showcase digital storytelling; also renovating infrastructure

(JHE) — Work is under way to revamp the permanent exhibition in the synagogue in the northern Netherlands city of Groningen and also to renovate some of the building’s infrastructure, the owners of the synagogue — the Oude Groninger Kerken … continue reading →

Jewish Heritage Tourism (staycation edition): locally organized Jewish heritage tours & events this coming week

On staycation this year because of the pandemic? Here’s our regular list of (some of the) locally organized guided tours and other Jewish heritage tourism events in the coming week.  If you’re at or near one of these places take … continue reading →

Coming up this week: local opportunities for Jewish heritage tourism

  Most of us won’t be venturing far from home this summer, thanks to the pandemic. But there are a lot of local Jewish heritage tours and opportunities to visit Jewish heritage sites — we’ll try to keep you informed. … continue reading →

The JHE June Newsletter is out

The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for June is out. In this edition, news, views, and insights from Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Austria, the UK, Belarus, Poland, Italy, and Slovakia. There’s also information on Jewish museums and Jewish cemetery clean-ups around Europe, … continue reading →