Jewish Heritage Europe

ESJF gets €800,000 EU Grant to Map, Survey 1,500 Jewish Cemeteries

The European Union has awarded a grant of €800,000 to the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) to map and survey at least 1,500 Jewish cemeteries in five countries in eastern, east-central, and south-eastern Europe: Greece, Moldova, Slovakia, Lithuania and Ukraine. … continue reading →

December JHE Newsletter is out

The December Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter is out. Our Newsletter includes links to JHE news, views, and insights on Jewish heritage issues from the past month — this month including news from Ukraine, Moldova, Lithuania, Belarus,  Northern Ireland, Romania, Poland, … continue reading →

Listen to (or read) an interview with JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber

  JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber was interviewed this fall by Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio, which has posted the two-part conversation online along with the full transcripts. In Part 1 Ruth discusses her early career as a foreign correspondent … continue reading →

Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine — watch video of panel discussion

The JW3 Jewish Community Center in London on Dec. 18 hosted a panel discussion on the Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine. The event was co-sponsored by JW3, the Ukrainian Institute London, and Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. … continue reading →

Ukraine: ESJF Survey on Jewish cemeteries in Volhyn available online

  The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries initiative has published online its detailed survey of Jewish cemeteries in the modern Volhyn region of Ukraine, carried out in October 2018. During the preparation of the ESJF expedition, 58 Jewish cemeteries were discovered … continue reading →