Save the Date: Webinar Introducing the Intangible Jewish Heritage website
We are pleased to announce an upcoming webinar introducing the Intangible Jewish Heritage (IJH) website, a digital platform dedicated to archiving and celebrating the living traditions that continue to shape Jewish life across Europe.
Thrive — Exploring, understanding and celebrating Jewish Intangible Heritage and its contemporary relevance
Not all cultural heritage can be displayed in a museum. Memories, stories, customs and traditions live in the heart of a people and are passed down through shared moments, practices and rituals. Intangible Jewish heritage refers to these living cultural expressions that communities recognise as part of their identity and transmit from generation to generation.
Learn more with us about intangible Jewish heritage on
4 February 2026
3:00–4:00 PM CET
Online (link to be shared soon on our website and social media)
During the webinar, AEPJ will officially launch the new Intangible Jewish Heritage website, an open space where everyone can contribute their own stories and traditions. Participants will be offered a guided introduction to its features, categories and future uses.
Our keynote speaker, Carsten Wilke, Professor at the Department of Historical Studies and Director of the Centre for Religious Studies, Central European University, will explore how intangible Jewish heritage shapes cultural life, what “burden” does it carry and how people engage with it, be it through social participation, intellectual curiosity or emotional connection. Whether dealing with tangible or intangible heritage, the essential task remains the same: to foster meaningful personal encounters with Jewish life, past and present.
The event is part of the Thrive project, an initiative designated to empower Jewish communities and heritage professionals to safeguard, share and revitalize intangible Jewish heritage through collaboration and digital innovation.
Aligned with the EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, Thrive aims to support Jewish communities in claiming and celebrating their heritage in the face of modern challenges.
Led by the World Jewish Congress, the European Union of Jewish Students and the AEPJ, the Thrive project brings together key Jewish institutions to empower communities through resources, visibility, and cultural engagement.
Join us in our initiative to create a shared digital space where traditions and customs can be documented, explored and kept alive.
Streaming information will be shared soon.
