Jewish Heritage Europe News

We are happy to share a call from the Pakruojis Region Museum for photographs, memories, and other material relating to the Jewish community, heritage, and history of the town and surrounding areas. The 225-year-old Pakruojis wooden synagogue is administered as ... continue reading →... Read more

The Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, long an iconic ruin, will be reconsecrated on May 28 after a full reconstruction that has finally been completed after more than a decade of failed efforts and false ... continue reading →... Read more

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici    Repubblica Ceca: due ex sinagoghe utilizzate come chiese per oltre 70 anni sono in (possibile) vendita 24 aprile 2026 Due ex sinagoghe nella Repubblica Ceca, ... continue reading →... Read more

Two former synagogues that for decades have been used as Christian churches are for possible sale. They include the synagogue in Kamenice nad Lipou, the last Czech synagogue built before the Holocaust, and the synagogue in Třešť, originally built in ... continue reading →... Read more

This year marks the 15th edition of the annual Open Jewish Houses program, whereby ordinary buildings in the Netherlands where Jews lived and/or worked before, during, and after the Holocaust become personalized teaching and commemorative centers. This year, the program ... continue reading →... Read more

We are pleased with the news that the Willesden Jewish Cemetery has been included on the roster of Significant Cemeteries recognized by the Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe (ASCE), making it one of the few Jewish cemeteries among the ... continue reading →... Read more

The synagogue in Phalsbourg has been chosen as one of 18 “emblematic” but endangered French heritage sites whose restoration or preservation will benefit from proceeds of the 2026 Heritage Lottery (Loto du Patrimoine) organized through the Heritage Foundation (Fondation du ... continue reading →... Read more

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici    Polonia: la Fondazione Matzevah sta progressivamente concludendo le proprie attività e cessando il lavoro diretto sul campo 16 aprile 2026 La Matzevah Foundation, ONG cristiana ... continue reading →... Read more

The Matzevah Foundation (TMF), a U.S.-based Christian NGO that has worked to clean and restore Jewish cemeteries in Poland since its foundation in 2010, is winding down its activities and will cease direct field work. “While the task of restoring ... continue reading →... Read more

The JHE Newsletter for April is out — catch up on what you might have missed. In this issue, news, views, and insights from Romania, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, France, Ukraine, and more…. There are ... continue reading →... Read more

Tuesday is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. It’s become our tradition each year to remember the names — to post images of Holocaust memorials that personalize the victims, emphasizing that each of ... continue reading →... Read more

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for the Biennial conference of the Future for Religious Heritage Network. The conference takes place October 23-25, 2026 in Leuven, Belgium. Submission deadline is May 15: Under the title “The time ... continue reading →... Read more