Mazel tov to Michal Vaněk, who on June 1 took up the post of Director of the state-run Slovak National Museum (SNM) – Museum of Jewish Culture. In a statement, Branislav Panis, the General Director of the SNM, said … continue reading →
(JHE) — Cleanup and first-stage rescue work at the long-ruined Forasteros (Orahim or Kedosha) synagogue in Izmir will soon begin, funded by a €67,000 grant from the German Foreign Ministry. Izmir Jewish Heritage said work on the building — today … continue reading →
(JHE) — The magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín, western Slovakia, will undergo major restoration as a cultural center and Jewish community space, with first steps financed by the EEA and the Slovak state. Construction work will start in the autumn … continue reading →
