Anthea Gerrie

Modernist masterpiece built for Viennese Jewish family is restored to its former glory

The magnificently renovated Villa Beer will open to the public in March

Pen used to spare children from the gas chambers is donated to Shoah museum

Jewish prisoner Erno Spiegel wrote fake birth dates for brothers to turn them into twins who would be kept alive

Spielberg’s first bite at the big time is celebrated in Hollywood

Blockbuster movie Jaws is 50 years old, and there’s a new exhibition opening in Los Angeles

Gustav Klimt portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for £180m at Sotheby’s

Oil painting of Austrian-Jewish society figure fetches near-record price at New York auction of Lauder billionaire collection

Lauder’s art treasures go on sale

Welcome to Nevis: Island of mangoes and mikvehs

Life is sweet on this Caribbean isle, with its delicious blend of history, beach-based basking and sensational views – not to mention some surprisingly Jewish sights

Stolen Czech villa to become Jewish hub in multi-million-pound renovation

The Jews of Seduva were murdered 84 years ago. Now a new museum will commemorate their shtetl way of life

The Lost Shtetl museum is due to open in September

The heroic rabbi of Terezin is remembered at the Czech Republic’s biggest festival of Jewish culture

The Stetl Fest in Brno runs from August 27 to 31

Anger over plan to build conference centre over ancient Jewish graveyard

Lithuania accused of reneging on promises to respect site where thousands are buried

Visiting the artists’ village in the south of France where Chagall is buried

St Paul de Vence is a must-visit destination for art lovers

Berlin 35 years after the Wall came down – is this Europe’s most intriguing capital?

There’s been a resurgence of Jewish life in Berlin