Jewish Heritage Europe

New EU-funded transborder program to promote tourism to historic Jewish ghettos to be launched

EU funding has been conditionally approved for a new cross border project aimed at promoting tourism to Europe’s historic Jewish quarters. The project comes under the Interreg programs, as did an earlier cross border project, Rediscover, that also promoted the … continue reading →

PLEASE NOTE: CORRECTION OF DATES, Call for Papers for the International Conference “From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town”. Conference will be Sept. 8-9; deadline for submissions Feb. 29

CORRECTION — PLEASE NOTE: We have corrected the dates in the Call for Papers for the International Conference “From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town”  which we posted yesterday. It will take place September 8-10, 2024. Deadline for Submissions — in English … continue reading →

CORRECTION OF DATES: Call for Papers: International Conference “From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town”; Warsaw September 8-10, 2024. Deadline for Submissions is February 29.

PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECTION OF DATES. (WE ORIGINALLY POSTED FROM AN EARLIER POSTED SCHEDULE) We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the International Conference “From Shtetl to Post-Jewish Town”  which will take place September 8-10, 2024. Deadline … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Mariusz Sokołowski, recipient of the 2023 POLIN Award presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw. And Mazel tov to the runners up and to Special Award winner Andrzej Folwarczny and the Forum for Dialogue team

Mazel tov to  Mariusz Sokołowski, who has won the 2023 POLIN award, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history of Polish Jews.”  … continue reading →

Poland: Grants for 2023 from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland aid Jewish heritage projects

Grants from the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland will support several Jewish built heritage projects around the country, including documentation and other work in Jewish cemeteries, building restoration, and creation of memorials. The projects are among 20 … continue reading →