Jewish Heritage Europe News

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

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici    Svezia: una mostra del Museo Ebraico della Svezia racconta la storia della sua sede, ossia la più antica sinagoga conservata di Stoccolma 10 aprile 2026 ... continue reading →... Read more

A current exhibition at the Swedish Jewish Museum tells the story of its premises — Stockholm’s oldest preserved synagogue building. Called Shul! The Old Town’s synagogue, the exhibit, which runs into December,  covers the history of the synagogue that operated ... continue reading →... Read more

Archaeologists excavating a World War II Ghetto bunker in the town of Będzin in southern Poland have discovered what they described as an unexpected “sensation” — well preserved traces of an underground hideout and tunnel used by Jews who staged ... continue reading →... Read more

Slovakia is issuing a postage stamp of the magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín, which was reconsecrated in November 2025 after a €2 million-plus restoration that brought back original colors and decorative design of the spectacular interior. The official inauguration of ... continue reading →... Read more

Passover — Pesach — begins tonight, with the festive Seder meal… Heartfelt wishes from JHE for a meaningful Pesach (with Seders full of delicious food, crunchy matzo, four cups of wine, and lively stories and conversation). With its matzo and ... continue reading →... Read more

The German Foundation for Monument Protection (GFMP) has granted €85,000 for the restoration of gravestones in the Old Jewish Cemetery of Mainz, one of the oldest in Europe. The Old Jewish Cemetery, which has gravestones dating from the 11th century ... continue reading →... Read more

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici    La Foundation for Jewish Heritage ottiene un importante finanziamento dal National Lottery Heritage Fund per un nuovo progetto sulle sinagoghe storiche in tutto il Regno ... continue reading →... Read more

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded  £141,391 to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) to develop an ambitious new, nationwide FJH project for historic synagogue, Preserving Jewish Heritage, Promoting the Hidden Jewish Story. The grant, the Lottery said, provides ... continue reading →... Read more