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Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Italia: una violenta tempesta ha causato gravi danni ai due storici cimiteri ebraici di Venezia 25 giugno ...


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JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Italia: una violenta tempesta ha causato gravi danni ai due storici cimiteri ebraici di Venezia

Italy: A powerful storm caused serious damage in Venice’s two historic Jewish cemeteries
A powerful storm earlier this month toppled numerous trees in the two Jewish cemeteries of Venice, causing damage that is estimated will run into tens of thousands of euro. The

Belarus: A board game under development called Shtetl aims to introduce players of all ages to Jewish small-town life in the former Pale of Settlement.
A new cultural strategy board game under development aims to introduce players of all ages to Jewish small-town life in the former Pale of Settlement. Called Shtetl, the game is

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Regno Unito: l’hub culturale The Ark, ospitato nell’ex sinagoga di Cliftonville a Margate, è ora
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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 .