Poland: Mazel tov to recipients of awards to Jewish heritage activists — Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, Prof. Andrzej Żbikowski, and the “Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Educational and Museum Center in the small town of Chmielnik

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 by jhe

Mazel tov to the recipients of two awards honoring Jewish heritage activists in Poland: Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, the town in southern Poland where the Nazis built the Auschwitz death camp, and … continue reading →

Yom haShoah 2022 — April 28. Shoah memorials that name names, and personalize those who were murdered

April 28, 2022April 27, 2022 by jhe

Names on stones at the memorial in Plzen, Czech Republic

As has become our tradition for Yom ha Shoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust (and also on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in January), we highlight some of the many monuments that name names … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups 2022 — Round-up #1 — 42 initiatives in 15 countries

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by jhe

Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of various initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning-up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe that take place throughout the spring, summer, and, in some cases, also during autumn. Most of … continue reading →

Have Your Say: Searching for the Shtetl — and the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Holocaust studies

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by jhe

In our new Have Your Say personal essay, Dr. Magdalena Waligórska raises important questions about the impact of the war in Ukraine on the field of Holocaust studies and on Holocaust memory itself. Dr. Waligórska leads a team of international … continue reading →

Poland/Ukraine: How can Jewish museums (and other institutions) help Ukrainian refugees? The Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow proposes concrete ways to take action.

April 4, 2022April 3, 2022 by jhe

With war continuing in Ukraine, prompting millions to flee their homes, we find it important to share an open letter sent recently to Jewish museums in Europe by Jakub Nowakowski, director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. He questions … continue reading →

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Poland: Mazel tov to recipients of awards to Jewish heritage activists — Tomasz Kuncewicz, the director of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation in Oświęcim, Prof. Andrzej Żbikowski, and the “Świętokrzyski Shtetl” Educational and Museum Center in the small town of Chmielnik

Yom haShoah 2022 — April 28. Shoah memorials that name names, and personalize those who were murdered

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups 2022 — Round-up #1 — 42 initiatives in 15 countries

Have Your Say: Searching for the Shtetl — and the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Holocaust studies

Poland/Ukraine: How can Jewish museums (and other institutions) help Ukrainian refugees? The Director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow proposes concrete ways to take action.

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