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The Moorish style 19th century synagogue in Pisek will soon be opened to the public on a regular basis, thanks to an agreement between the town administration, the Pisek Municipal Library, the Jewish Community ...
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Czech Republic: The synagogue is Pisek will soon open to the public thanks to an agreement between the city, the municipal library, and the Prague Jewish community
The Moorish style 19th century synagogue in Pisek will soon be opened to the public on a regular basis, thanks to an agreement between the town administration, the Pisek Municipal
Jewish Cemetery Clean-ups — Our second round-up of initiatives for 2026. More than 70 actions from 16 countries
Every year on Jewish Heritage Europe, we post round-ups of initiatives and projects aimed at restoring and cleaning up Jewish cemeteries all over Europe. We feel it so important to
Webinar of note: Mapping the Archipelago of Lost Towns — Post-Holocaust Urban Lacunae in the Polish-Belarusian-Ukrainian Borderlands with Magdalena Waligórska, PhD
We are a bit last minute to post this, but if you can, do zoom in for this fascinating webinar tomorrow — Wednesday, June 10, at 3 AM Australian Eastern
Call for submissions: Conference The War That Never Ended: Jewish Experiences of World War I in Central and Eastern Europe, at the POLIN museum in Warsaw, November 23-25, 2026. Deadline for submission is June 22.
We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions for the conference The War That Never Ended: Jewish Experiences of World War I in Central and Eastern Europe, at the
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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 .