Jewish Heritage Europe

New “Have Your Say” – (House of) Life in the Time of Pandemic: Documenting a Jewish Cemetery in Isolation, with Dad

New JHE Have Your Say personal essay COVID-19  quarantine measures forced the closure of Jewish heritage sites and cancelled many volunteer Jewish cemetery clean-up actions. Monika Tarajko, of the Grodzka Gate NN Theatre in Lublin, Poland, often volunteers with such … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov! 23rd annual Preserving Memory Awards honor more than a dozen non-Jewish Poles who preserve, promote, and care for Jewish heritage and culture and promote Jewish-Polish dialogue

More than a dozen non-Jewish Poles in central, eastern, and southeastern Poland were honored this week  for their work in preserving, promoting, and caring for Jewish culture and heritage in Poland and promoting Jewish-Polish dialogue. Their awards marked the 23rd … continue reading →

Poland: The former synagogue in Susz, in northern Poland, is being renovated and developed as the home of a new Regional Museum

The red brick former synagogue in the small town of Susz, in northern Poland, is being developed as the home of a new regional museum. Renovation work began early this year, and the museum is expected to open in 2021. … 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 →

Shavua tov! Greeting the week with an online exhibit of paper cuts by Danuta Petruczenko inspired by the decoration of historic synagogues

Shavua tov! We are starting the week with a small online exhibit of colorful paper cuts by Warsaw-based Danuta Petruczenko. Almost all of them are based on present-day reconstructions of the intricate painted decoration found in historic synagogues, most of … continue reading →