Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: Oxford Center for Hebrew & Jewish Studies Fellowship program. The deadline for applications is February 14.

On a gravestone in Siret, Romania, a Crown flanked by griffins, above a lion

The Oxford Center for Hebrew & Jewish Studies has issued a call for applications for its Fellowship program. The deadline for applications is February 14. Two of the fellowships would be open to research projects related to Jewish built heritage.  … continue reading →

UK Update: the Grade 2 former synagogue in Blackpool is up for auction again, with a reduced starting bid price of £70,000

The distinctive red brick former United Hebrew Congregation synagogue in the English seaside resort of Blackpool is up for auction (again) five years after it was sold at auction for £100,000 following planning permission to convert it into apartments. It … continue reading →

UK: Mazel tov! King Charles names Jewish communal and heritage activist Leslie Lipert an MBE — he has long been active in preserving the Penzance Jewish cemetery and other Jewish built heritage in Cornwall

Mazel tov! King Charles III has honored 93-year-old Jewish communal and heritage activist Leslie Lipert, naming him a Member of the Order of Empire (MBE)! Lipert was among hundreds of people included in the King’s 2025 New Year’s Honors List. … continue reading →

UK update: For the second time, plans for a towering office block that would overshadow historic Bevis Marks synagogue are rejected

The City of London has once again refused plans for a towering office block that would have overshadowed historic Bevis Marks synagogue. In a vote last week, the City of London Planning Committee voted 14 to eight against approving the … continue reading →

New Have Your Say personal essay – Artist Beverley-Jane Stewart writes about her relationship with Jewish Romania, past and present, and discusses some of her individual works of art

Echoes of the Baal Shem Tov (in Piatra Neamt). Beverley-Jane Stewart

After a hiatus, we have a new Have Your Say personal essay on the web site. This one is by the British artist Beverley-Jane Stewart, who draws inspiration from the Jewish heritage of Romania, where she traces her roots. A … continue reading →