Jewish Heritage Europe

The New Year 2023 JHE Newsletter is Out: News, views, and insights from Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, the U.K., Lithuania, Ukraine — catch up on what you might have missed!

Zodiac by artist Lele Luzzati on the ceiling of the Tullia Zevi National Library of Italian Judaism in Rome

The New Year 2023 edition of the JHE Monthly Newsletter is out! Looking ahead to 2023, we look back at celebrating our 10th anniversary in 2022 — and at our most popular posts from 2022. It was a year shadowed by … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (20), and the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw (75)

The year 2022 has marked the 10th anniversary of Jewish Heritage Europe. The theme of our birthday celebrations has been the “Anniversary of Anniversaries” — that is, using JHE’s own anniversary to feature other significant or symbolic anniversaries. We couldn’t let the year … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups in 2022 — Round-up #5: Dozens of Initiatives in more than a dozen countries

(JHE) — For the fifth (and final) time this year, we are publishing a round-up of some of the Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives by volunteers, NGOs, institutions and others in various European countries in 2022. We feel it is essential … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Katarzyna Laziuk, recipient of the 2022 POLIN Award presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw. And Mazel tov to the runners up and to Special Award winner Brama Cukerman Foundation

Mazel tov to Katarzyna Laziuk from Minsk Mazowiecki, who has received the 2022 POLIN award presented by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw! It was the eighth edition of the award.  The Awards, which include … continue reading →

Call for Entries: Jewish Cemeteries Photography Competition for university students in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Ukraine

Attention university students in Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Ukraine! You’re eligible to enter a photography contest sponsored by the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. The competition runs from now until April 2023.  “Whether it is straight documentary … continue reading →