Jewish Heritage Europe

JHE Coordinator’s talk reflecting on the development of Jewish heritage tourism

  The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted the full video of a talk given by Jewish Heritage Europe’s coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber, reflecting on the development of Jewish heritage tourism over the past 25-30 years.  She discusses … continue reading →

Ukraine: ancient Buchach Jewish cemetery documented

  The Jewish Galicia and Bukovina organization carried out its latest annual Field School session with a thorough documentation of the old section of the centuries-old Jewish cemetery in Buchach, Ukraine. The team cleared thick vegetation from the site, which … continue reading →

Ukraine Road Trip: Ambitious Preservation Plans in Zolochiv

(JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber recently visited Jewish heritage sites in more than 10 towns near Lviv in western Ukraine to observe conditions and note changes. As part of the site visits, she met with the Mayor Ihor Hryn’kiv of … continue reading →

Ukraine road trip: the weeds of high summer….(and the challenges they pose)

  (During recent road trips visiting Jewish heritage sites in nearly a dozen towns in Ukraine, JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber took note of how rampant vegetation makes some Jewish cemeteries almost inaccessible and leads to further deterioration of the … continue reading →