We are saddened by the death of the New York-based businessman and philanthropist Sigmund (Zygmunt) Rolat, a key figure in the post-communist revival of Jewish life and heritage in Poland, who has passed away aged 93. A Holocaust survivor from … continue reading →
Our monthly Newsletter – Spring edition — is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed. News, views, and insights from Poland, Romania the UK, Lithuania, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, and more… plus our first 2024 … continue reading →
The death of the renowned American artist Frank Stella leads us to recall the major exhibition of his work in 2016, inspired by the destroyed wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe. Stella died Saturday at his home in New York, aged … continue reading →
Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe. We feel it so important to highlight these initiatives, which are often overlooked or ignored. Most … continue reading →
The Passover seder is over, but we are still eating matzo… Here are a few images of matzo making equipment — machines and ovens — in several historic synagogues. We have posted some of them before, but it’s alway fun … continue reading →
