Jewish Heritage Europe

Historic images of Jewish heritage in Eastern Europe from An-sky expeditions

  We would like to signal an extraordinary four-part series of videos put together by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter based on the collections of the Jewish author, playwright and researcher S. An-sky, who led a series of ethnographic expeditions in 1912-1914 … continue reading →

Be inspired! Photo documentation of Sataniv synagogue restoration

We already posted about the award-winning restoration of the 16th century fortress synagogue in Sataniv, Ukraine and published pictures of the building (by Christian Herrmann). The blog Tarnopol1540 has now published an extraordinary series of photographs and videos detailing the … continue reading →

Sergey Kravtsov on the Value & Preservation of Jewish Built Heritage

  Sergey Kravtsov, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Jewish Art in Jerusalem, has written a thoughtful op-ed on the value and preservation of Jewish religious heritage in Europe, published on the excellent “Future of Religious Heritage” web site.  Born … continue reading →

Glass mosaic dome of Uzhgorod synagogue to be restored

    Plans have been announced to restore the glass mosaic dome of the former synagogue in Uzhgorod, Ukraine. Built in the first decade of the 20th century and designed by Hungarian architects Gyula Papp and Ferenc Szabolcs, the elegant Moorish-style building with a … continue reading →