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Jewish Heritage Europe
Friday 7th November 2025

Latvia: Mazel tov to Margers Vestermanis, founder of the Jews of Latvia Museum, who has received a high Latvian honor and celebrated his 100th birthday

Mazel tov to the historian Margers Vestermanis, the founder and long-term former director of the “Jews in Latvia” museum, who has received one of Latvia’s highest honors, the Cabinet of Ministers Award. The award has a special significance, as Vestermanis, ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Thursday 6th November 2025

Italy: The Jewish cemetery in Pesaro is to reopen to the public following restoration and stabilization work. It was closed 2 years ago for safety reasons

The historic Jewish cemetery in Pesaro, Italy, will reopen to the public in Spring 2026 after being closed for safety reasons since 2023. The cemetery is located in the Monte San Bartolo Park, and the reopening will follow the completion ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 5th November 2025

Belarus update: The abandoned synagogue building in Kobrin is back on the auction block November 13 — for a much reduced asking price of around €63,000

The abandoned Great Synagogue in Kobrin, Belarus. Photo: e-auction

The abandoned synagogue building in Kobrin is back on the auction block November 13 — for a much reduced asking price of around €63,000. It went on auction last May, to to pay off the debts of the owner, the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 5th November 2025

Call for Applications: The Heritage Laboratory in Belchite, Spain –Fieldwork training program, Summer 2026

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for The Heritage Laboratory – Belchite, Spain –Fieldwork training program, Summer 2026, announced by The Institute for Jewish Studies Barcelona (EJB) the Matanel Sefarad Seminar, and The Spanish Association of Military ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Monday 3rd November 2025

Call for Applications: Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History, New York. Application deadline is December 29

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for Fellowship Programs at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Seven fellowships are available, starting in September 2026. Click the links to find descriptions and application guidelines for each. ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 2nd November 2025

JHE in italiano: Sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Ucraina: una mostra presenterà gli affreschi delle sinagoghe della Bucovina e includerà la loro recente digitalizzazione 30 ottobre 2025 Recentamente, tre sinagoghe della Bucovina occidentale, ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Thursday 30th October 2025

Ukraine update: an upcoming exhibition presents the murals in synagogues of the Ukrainian Bukovina and features the recent 3D laser scan digitalization

In January, we posted about the recent laser scan digitalization of three synagogues in the Bukovina region of western Ukraine that are noted for their elaborate interior decoration: the Beit Tfilah Benjamin Synagogue in Chernivtsi, currently in use by the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 29th October 2025

Austria: Mazel tov to Hanno Loewy, the director of the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, Austria, who has been awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art!

Mazel tov to Hanno Loewy, the director of the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, Austria, who has been awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art! He was among 22 people who received high state honors for their services to ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 29th October 2025

POLAND: POLIN awards 2025, presented by the POLIN Museum in Warsaw – Mazel tov to winner Marek Chmielewski and to the Honorable Mentions and Special Awards grantees.

Mazel tov to the recipients of the 2025 POLIN awards, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history of Polish Jews.” The ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 29th October 2025

Italy: a new exhibit at Italy’s National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to show how Jewish built heritage in Italy is an integral part of the country’s landscape and history

A new exhibit at Italy’s state-run National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape ...

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