Archaeologists carrying out preliminary work ahead of a planned renovation of the abandoned 18th-century synagogue in Wieliczka, Poland have discovered a “treasure chest” full of ritual items and other precious material buried under the synagogue floor. Local media reported that … continue reading →
A special issue of the journal Arts devoted to Synagogue Art and Architecture — is now freely available online via open access. It includes 10 articles devoted to various aspects of the topic, from architecture to decoration to current use. … continue reading →
A record number of people from around the world visited the former Nazi camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019. A report on the Auschwitz.org web site said 2,320,000 people visited the sites, located in southern Poland and administered as … continue reading →
Jewish Heritage Europe wishes all our readers and friends a Happy Hanukkah! Thank you for your interest and support — and thanks especially to those of you who have contacted us with questions and comments, with news of publications and … continue reading →
Days after a vandal attack that toppled dozens of headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Namestovo, Slovakia, the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) announced that the European Commission has awarded €1 million to a consortium it leads to continue the … continue reading →
