(JHE) — Extensive restoration work is winding up at the former medieval synagogue in Híjar, a small town in the northern Spanish region of Aragon. The first stage of work in 2017 revealed striking evidence of the building’s history, including … continue reading →
(JHE) — A 3-year, €600,000 project to renovate and secure the Jewish cemetery in Klosterneuburg has been completed. Established in around 1873, the cemetery has 652 graves and extends over 4,000 square meters. Work took place in three phases, … continue reading →
(JHE) — Renovation work and fencing will go forward at around 50 abandoned or neglected Jewish cemeteries in Hungarian small towns and villages in a second phase of a state-funded program to maintain and restore Jewish burial grounds. The Hungarian … continue reading →
(JHE) — After years of legal wrangling, the synagogue in Zemun, an outlying district of Belgrade, has been restituted back to Jewish community ownership. Built in the mid-19th century, it is currently used as a restaurant. “Our Synagogue is finally … continue reading →
Mazel to to Paweł Kulig who has received the 2020 POLIN Award presented by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw! It was the sixth edition of the award. The Awards, which include a sculpture as … continue reading →
