Jewish Heritage Europe

The JHE Newsletter Summer edition is out — catch up on what you might have missed

The JHE Newsletter Summer edition is out — catch up on what you might have missed. In this issue, news, views, and insights from Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Belarus, the UK, Greece, Lithuania, and more….. Click here … continue reading →

Ukraine: The city of Vinnytsia plans the large-scale restoration of a historic synagogue building  long used as a sports facility

The city of Vinnytsia plans the large-scale restoration of a historic synagogue building  long used as a sports facility. The city issued a tender describing the red brick building as “an architectural monument of local importance.” It will allocate more … continue reading →

Webinar of note: Mapping the Archipelago of Lost Towns — Post-Holocaust Urban Lacunae in the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian Borderlands with Magdalena Waligórska, PhD

We are a bit last minute to post this, but if you can, do zoom in for this fascinating webinar tomorrow — Wednesday, June 10, at 3 AM Australian Eastern / 10 AM Pacific / 12 PM US Central / … continue reading →

We Highlight the JEWELS TOUR, an EU-funded project on the tourism potential of Jewish cultural heritage that is under way  in six partner countries

We want to highlight an EU-funded project on the tourism potential of Jewish cultural heritage that is under way  in six partner countries. It’s called  — the JEWELS TOUR, an acronym taken from its full name – JEWish hEritage as … continue reading →

Ukraine Update: The stained glass windows of the Podil synagogue in Kyiv, damaged by a blast wave from Russian drone strikes, have been repaired

We were happy to learn from the Ukrainian Jewish scholar Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar that repairs have been completed on the stained glass windows in the historic synagogue in the Podil district of Kyiv, which were damaged in October  by a … continue reading →