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Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 12th August 2026

Czech Republic: A new database and map that document Holocaust monuments and memorials throughout the Czech Republic has been launched

A new database and specialized map that systematically document Holocaust monuments and memorials located throughout the Czech Republic has been launched as the web site Holocaust Monuments and Memorials in the Czech Republic. It currently contains 616 detailed records and ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Monday 10th August 2026

Poland: Inmates from the Czerwony Bór Prison will help maintain Jewish cemeteries in Jedwabne, Łomża, Szczuczyn and Zambrów, thanks to a new agreement between the prison and FODŻ. FODŻ will organize educational activities at the prison

Inmates from the Czerwony Bór Prison will help maintain Jewish cemeteries in the towns of Jedwabne, Łomża, Szczuczyn and Zambrów, thanks to a new agreement between the prison and FODŻ, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 9th August 2026

Call for Papers: Jewish and Christian Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe between Urban and Rural: History, Research, and Preservation. Alba Iulia, Romania, Oct. 18-21, 2026. Deadline for submission September 1

The tiny the Jewish cemetery, enclosed in the Christian cemetery, Bad Aussee, Austria

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the international conference Jewish and Christian Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe between Urban and Rural: History, Research, and Preservation, to be held October 18-21, 2026 in Alba Iulia, Romania. ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 9th August 2026

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Germania: il Museo Ebraico di Monaco chiede aiuto per preparare una mostra sulla grande sinagoga della città, distrutta su ordine di Hitler nel giugno del ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Thursday 6th August 2026

Germany: Munich Jewish Museum reaches out for help in preparing an exhibit on the city’s grand, pre-WW2 main synagogue, which Hitler ordered destroyed in June 1938

The Jewish Museum in Munich is asking for help in preparing an exhibition that deals with the former main synagogue in Munich, which Adolf Hitler personally ordered demolished in June 1938. The exhibit will deal with the history and architecture ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Wednesday 5th August 2026

Czech Republic: Renovation work is bringing back original decor in the the 18th century former synagogue in Hořice, used for more than 70 years as a church

The 18th century former synagogue in Hořice, used for more than 70 years as a Hussite church, is undergoing renovation work that is bringing back some of its original appearance. According to local media and a report on Facebook, the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 4th August 2026

Lithuania: This summer’s excavations at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna fully exposed the huge Bimah and yielded other exciting discoveries

Archaeological excavations conducted over the past month at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna (Vilnius) have fully exposed the huge central Bimah of the synagogue, decorated with a colorful terrazzo floor, and also revealed sections of the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 2nd August 2026

JHE in italiano: Sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Lettonia: è venuto a mancare all’età di cent’anni lo storico Margers Vestermanis, fondatore e per molti anni direttore del museo “Ebrei in Lettonia”, insignito di ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Friday 31st July 2026

Latvia: The historian Margers Vestermanis, the award-winning founder and long-time former director of the “Jews in Latvia” museum, has died, aged 100

The historian Margers Vestermanis, the award-winning founder and long-time former director of the “Jews in Latvia” museum, has died, aged 100. Vestermanis, the only one of his family to survive the Holocaust, headed a group of survivors who founded the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 28th July 2026

Serbia: Extensive preservation, restoration, and improvement work carried out at Belgrade’s Jewish cemeteries

The Belgrade Jewish community has been carrying out extensive preservation, restoration, and improvement work at its Jewish cemeteries including the restoration of the main cemetery chapel. Work has been going on in both the large Sephardic cemetery as well as ...

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