Calendar

Jul
30
Wed
Jewish Heritage Travel in Eastern Europe @ IAJGS conference
Jul 30 @ 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm

As the author of National Geographic Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to Eastern Europe, and the coordinator of the web site www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu, I conduct an illustrated virtual tour of far-flung synagogues, shtetls, Jewish cemeteries, and other Jewish heritage sites in a variety of countries in East-Central Europe. I describe personal experiences and discuss the many changes I have witnessed in a quarter century of exploration of Jewish heritage. These include efforts at reconstructing Jewish life, with new forms of Jewishness, Jewish practice, and religious and cultural expression. I describe how I coined the term

Dec
11
Thu
Jewish. Jewish! “Jewish” Jewish? New Definitions, New Authenticities in Jewish Europe @ Jewish Museum Berlin
Dec 11 @ 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm

 

presentation on a panel at the conference:

Jan
1
Thu
Distinguished Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies @ College of Charleston
Jan 1 – May 15 all-day

For the Spring Semester 2015 (January-May) I have been named the Distinguished Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

Feb
23
Thu
Jewish contribution to the urban development of European cities @ FUGA Architects Center Budapest
Feb 23 all-day

A one-day international conference organized by the Ovas! NGO that promotes preservation of buildings in downtown Budapest

Oct
23
Mon
Jewish Heritage Tourism in the Digital Age @ Venice Jewish community
Oct 23 – Oct 25 all-day

 

Ruth takes part in a conference she co-organized as director of Jewish Heritage Europe.

The challenges and opportunities posed by Jewish heritage tourism and travel in Europe are the focus of this three-day conference and raise many important issues both in places where there is an active local Jewish population and in places where there are sites of Jewish heritage but no organized Jewish community.

The conference will focus on issues that reflect the growing diversity and energy of Jewish and Jewish-themed tourism in Europe, both for Jews and for others. But it would also address both the specifics of Jewish heritage tourism and how it fits within heritage tourism/travel in general. Special emphasis will be given to the ways in which technology influences and possibly changes Jewish heritage tourism.

This conference is the latest in a series of international conferences on Jewish heritage and follows on from a number of major international conferences on Jewish built heritage issues that have taken place since 1990.

 

In Conversation with Ruth Ellen Gruber @ Jewish community Venice
Oct 23 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

 

Ruth is conversation with Shaul Bassi, marking 25 years since Jewish Heritage Travel and 15 years since Virtually Jewish were published.

The even takes place during the conference on Jewish Heritage Tourism in the Digital Age.

 

Aug
6
Mon
Dark Tourism Meets Destination Culture @ IAJGS conference
Aug 6 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Talk at the IAJGS conference

Over the past 3 decades, I

Aug
7
Tue
Using the New Jewish Heritage Europe web site @ IAJGS conference
Aug 7 @ 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

A talk at the IAJGS conference:

Since we went online in 2012, www.jewish-heritage-europe.eu has become a key web portal to Jewish heritage news, info, resources and insights. We’ve added many new features such as a dedicated section on Jewish cemeteries, personal op-eds, a section on memorials to Jewish soldiers killed in WW1, and more. As of early 2018, we have a brand new web site design that incorporates new search possibilities and highlights our unique JHE news feed: a searchable database of more than 1,200 news items on Jewish heritage issues that is growing almost daily. As JHE director, I’m responsible for all content on the site. In my talk, I’ll discuss the new design and new. and planned new, features, including interactive use. I’ll also be looking for feedback to aid in the continuing development of the site.

Oct
11
Thu
Presentation on Jewish Heritage Europe @ Future for Religious Heritage Conference
Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

I’m one of eight people who will present about heritage projects in Europe during this session — I will give a (very) brief introduction to JHE

Click to see conference program

Nov
18
Sun
Session Chair, Association of European Jewish Museums @ Hungarian Jewish Museum & ARchives
Nov 18 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm

I’m to chair a session at the annual meeting of the Association of European Jewish Museums. The session topic is:

Museum & Heritage Projects on Hungarian Jewish History