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The Lost Shtetl museum in Šeduva has acquired the Chaim Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and plans to reconstruct the dilapidated building for use again as a synagogue. “The brick building ...
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Lithuania: The Lost Shtetl Museum acquires the Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and will restore it for religious use. It will also be part of a new Jewish heritage route
The Lost Shtetl museum in Šeduva has acquired the Chaim Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and plans to reconstruct the dilapidated building for use again as a synagogue. “The brick
UK Update: Development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward with a major new grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward thanks to a new major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Romania: The oldest gravestone in the Jewish cemetery in Timișoara — dating from 1636 — has been restored and conserved
The oldest known tombstone in the Jewish cemetery in Timișoara has undergone conservation and restoration. The matzevah, also believed to be the oldest gravestone in Timisoara, dates from 1636 and
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Have Your Say: From “Sad Grandeur” to New Hope — The Revival of Timișoara’s Fabric Synagogue
The magnificent Fabric Synagogue în Timișoara, Romania îs — finally — under restoration after decades of neglect. Designed by the prolific Hungarian synagogue architect Lipót Baumhorn, it was built between 1897 and 1899. In this Have Your Say personal essay, Anna Szentgyörgyi, who has been involved in recent efforts to draw attention to the building and support for its preservation, describes developments over the past few years and reflects on the impact of international cooperation and local commitment .