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Germany Update: Bavaria grants nearly €4.7 million toward the ongoing restoration of the synagogue in Augsburg

Mazel tov! The large-scale renovation work under way since last summer at the monumental synagogue on Halderstraße in Augsburg has received a boost — the Free State of Bavaria has pledged ...

Slide 2 - Countries

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Click on a country to take you to that country's home page, where you will find bibliographies, Jewish communal contacts, and links to Jewish museums, cultural and research institutions with Jewish holdings or focus, Jewish heritage and heritage sites, news items — and much more. (Rather than provide extensive information for most heritage sites, we have aggregated links and link to local web sites and data bases where you can find details.)

Some of the country pages have less content than others… Jewish Heritage Europe is a developing resource and we are adding more and more content on a daily basis — so please come back!

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Visit the JHE Jewish Cemeteries Portal, where we draw together news, information and resources about Jewish cemeteries and gravestones, as well as information on best-practices and on preservation and documentation. If you have a question you can ask for advice on projects — through the new EJCAN European Jewish Cemetery Advisory Network.

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Germany Update: Bavaria grants nearly €4.7 million toward the ongoing restoration of the synagogue in Augsburg

Mazel tov! The large-scale renovation work under way since last summer at the monumental synagogue on Halderstraße in Augsburg has received a boost — the Free State of Bavaria has pledged nearly

jhe March 24, 2023

The JHE monthly Newsletter for March is out — Catch up on News, Views, and Insights from Hungary, France, Poland, Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, and more.

The JHE monthly Newsletter for March is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. In this edition, info from Hungary, France, Poland,

jhe March 24, 2023

Call for Papers: Conference “Architectures of the Soul.” Submission deadline March 31

There is still time to submit a proposal for the conference “Architectures of the Soul.” The conference takes place October 19-21, at the Monastery of Batalha, Portugal. Deadline for submission of

jhe March 20, 2023

Ireland: Dublin’s orthodox Terenure synagogue is for sale, reportedly for €7.5 million

The Dublin Hebrew Congregation (Terenure) synagogue in Dublin, dedicated 70 years ago in 1953, is up for sale, due to its dwindling orthodox congregation, according to the Jewish Chronicle and

jhe March 19, 2023

Have your say

On the permanent preservation of synagogues in Poland: the need for synergies and strategic thinking

Attitudes toward Jewish built heritage in today’s Poland have gone through dramatic changes since the end of World War II. Most synagogues had been desecrated, destroyed, or left in ruins. It wasn’t until decades later that the importance of Jewish heritage sites began to be recognized.

In this essay, Piotr Puchta, the CEO of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) reflects both on changed attitudes and changed situations due to restitution – and on the necessity to change policy to further involve broader society in the longterm process of saving and preserving former synagogues.

Click to read his essay »