Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE monthly newsletter for November is out!

  Did you miss something on JHE this past month? Catch up with our Newsletter — the November — Hanukkah — issue is now out. News, views, and insights from Ukraine, France,  Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, UK, Portugal, Turkey and more … continue reading →

Turkey: “Jewish Identity Engraved on Stones” exhibit focuses on the archaeology of the more than 2,500 year Jewish presence in Turkey

A current exhibition in Istanbul focuses on the archaeological findings that demonstrate a Jewish presence in what is now Turkey that goes back more than  2,500 years. Called “Jewish Identity Engraved on Stones,” it is mounted by the Museum of … 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 →

Turkey update: An online conference Oct. 18-19 officially launches the huge interactive database of Jewish cemeteries in Turkey

We’re happy to share the link about the live online conference next week that will officially launch the massive website and digital database of Jewish cemeteries in Turkey, A World Beyond: Jewish Cemeteries in Turkey 1583-1990.   The database and … continue reading →

Turkey: German grant for rescue work on Izmir’s long-ruined Forasteros synagogue

(JHE) — Cleanup and first-stage rescue work at the long-ruined Forasteros (Orahim or Kedosha) synagogue in Izmir will soon begin, funded by a €67,000 grant from the German Foreign Ministry. Izmir Jewish Heritage said work on the building — today … continue reading →