Jewish Heritage Europe

Round-up: Jewish cemetery clean-ups in Coronavirus times…Some go forward, some are cancelled, some postponed

Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe we post round-ups of various initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning up Jewish cemeteries that take place throughout the spring and summer all over Europe. Most are carried out by volunteers, and … continue reading →

UPDATE: Activists in Poznan work to erect informational signage at Lake Rusałka — a popular local resort that was built during WW2 by Jewish prisoners and Polish forced laborers

Activists in Poznan, Poland are seeking funds to erect information signage at the artificial Lake Rusałka — a popular local resort that was built during WW2 by Jewish prisoners and Polish forced laborers. As we wrote in November, the city … continue reading →

JHE PHOTO ESSAY: Shavuot 2020 — Images of the 10 Commandments to mark the holiday

  The festival of Shavuot, which begins tonight, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am the Lord … continue reading →

Celebrating International Museum Day — as Jewish museums cautiously begin to reopen after Coronavirus shut-downs and confront grim new challenges detailed in new report

Today — Monday, May 18 — is the annual International Museum Day.  The Day has been organized since 1977 by the International Council of Museums to raise awareness about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, … continue reading →

Poland: Dariusz Stola, former director of POLIN museum, receives 2020 Irene Sendler Award

Mazel Tov to historian Dariusz Stola, the former director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, who has been named the recipient of the 2020 Irena Sendler Memorial Award, an award presented annually by Taube Philanthropies to … continue reading →