Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine: Call for study program applicants

  Applications are now open for young scholars from Eastern Europe who wish to take part in the Summer School “Jewish History, Common Past and Heritage: Culture, Cities, Milieus” organized by the L’viv Center for Urban History. The four-week program is … continue reading →

Poland: “Barbarians” vandalize Sochaczew Jewish cemetery

Unknown vandals defaced a tomb and Holocaust monuments at the Jewish cemetery in Sochaczew, Poland with anti-semitic graffiti and pro-ISIS slogans The graffiti, believed to have been spray-painted Sunday night, included the Star of David on a gallows, a swastika, the number 88 (a code for … continue reading →

Sergey Kravtsov on the synagogue in Ostroh — our first “Have Your Say” article

We are pleased to publish our first “Have Your Say” article — The Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh: Memory and Oblivion. Have we reached the point of no return? by Dr. Sergey R. Kravtsov, of the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew … continue reading →

Poland: Upcoming Exhibition – Wooden Synagogues Inspire the Art of Frank Stella

The opening isn’t until February, but we want to note already what looks like an extraordinary upcoming exhibition at the POLIN museum in Warsaw that enlarges on a theme we have dealt with several times here on JHE — how artists … continue reading →

Poland: Small synagogue reopens in Wrocław

We noted earlier that the Small Synagogue in the Jewish communal complex in Wrocław, Poland would be re-opening during Hanukkah following extensive renovation — which was co-financed by the Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland and the Wroclaw Branch of the Union; the … continue reading →