Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE New Years Newsletter is out!

Zodiac on the ceiling of the disused synagogue in Siret, Romania (2006)

The New Years edition of the Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out! Looking forward to 2021, we look back at our most-shared posts from 2020 and also provide a summary of the news, views, and insights we published over the … continue reading →

UK Update: Civic campaign saves Margate synagogue from sale to property developers; will become a community cultural center that also highlights local Jewish history

(JHE) — A civic SOS campaign has successfully prevented a 91-year-old synagogue from being sold at auction to property developers, and the building will become a community cultural center that also highlights local Jewish history. “The Cliftonville Cultural Space CIC … continue reading →

UK: Invisible City — a site-specific sound art installation at Willesden Jewish Cemetery, part of its innovative new House of Life heritage experience

Visitors to the historic Willesden Jewish Cemetery in London this winter can immerse themselves in a site-specific, outdoor sound art installation called Invisible City, which uses voices and memories to evoke the lives of the thousands of people buried there. … continue reading →

UK: SOS campaign launched to save Margate synagogue from being sold at auction to property developers

(JHE) — A group of artists and Jewish heritage educators are trying to save a 91-year-old synagogue from being sold at auction to developers who could demolish the building or convert it into apartments. The small, red brick synagogue in … continue reading →

UK: Renewed concern raised at planned 20-storey tower block to be built across the street from historic Bevis Marks synagogue

(JHE) — Leaders of Britain’s oldest synagogue — Bevis Marks in London — have raised renewed concerns that a planned new high rise building across the street would dominate the space, cut the synagogue off from light and access, and … continue reading →