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Jewish Cemeteries Clean-ups 2023 — Round-up #2; more than 70 actions from 16 countries

Matzevah in the Alba Iulia Jewish cemetery, before conservation

At the beginning of May, we published a first round-up for 2023  of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a second Round-up listing more than 70 actions … continue reading →

Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups in 2022 — Round-up #5: Dozens of Initiatives in more than a dozen countries

(JHE) — For the fifth (and final) time this year, we are publishing a round-up of some of the Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives by volunteers, NGOs, institutions and others in various European countries in 2022. We feel it is essential … continue reading →

JHE Year in Review: Check out our most popular posts of 2021 — an amazing variety of topics and geographical locations

As we close out a second year marked by the pandemic and more forward into 2022, we look back at the most popular news, views, and insights we have posted on Jewish Heritage Europe over the past 12 months. The … continue reading →

Kristallnacht anniversary 2021: countering memories of destruction with images of wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues

We’ve made it a JHE tradition. Last night — night of November 9-10 — marked the  83st anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and … continue reading →

The JHE monthly Newsletter is out. Catch up on JHE news, views, and insights from Ukraine, France, Turkey, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, the UK, Russia, Germany and more

Did you miss something on JHE this past month? Catch up with our Newsletter — the October issue is now out. News, views, and insights from Ukraine, France, Turkey, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, the UK, Russia, Germany and more — plus a photo essay, … continue reading →