Jewish Heritage Europe

Kristallnacht: Wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues to mark the 81st anniversary

By now it’s a JHE tradition. The night of November 9-10 marks the  81st anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over … continue reading →

September 1: on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of WW2 and 20th anniversary of the European Day(s) of Jewish Culture — a photo essay of before and after pix of restored Jewish heritage sites

Today, September 1, marks the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II — the global conflict that encompassed the Holocaust and brought devastation to the Jewish world in Europe. It is also the 20th anniversary of the European … continue reading →

JHE in italiano — Sommario settimanale, 4-8 agosto

Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità importanti provenienti da Lituania, Polonia, Repubblica Ceca, Lettonia, Gran Bretagna, USA, Ucraina… Buona lettura!   SOMMARIO 4-8 AGOSTO   Ungheria: rinvenuti i piani per la costruzione … continue reading →