Jewish Heritage Europe

Romania new update: The restoration of the synagogue in Seini is proceeding apace. It will become a concert hall and Jewish museum.

The restoration of the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, is proceeding. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and cultural … continue reading →

Poland Update: Thanks to new, major funding, plans can go ahead to modernize the early 19th century synagogue building in Konin and convert it into a cultural space highlighting the diverse cultural and religious history of the town.

Thanks to a grant of more than 16 million zlotys (around €3,800,000), the city of Konin in central Poland will be able to  go ahead with plans to modernize the early 19th century synagogue building and convert it into a … continue reading →

Slovakia: A new civic association — Mekomot Slovakia  — is undertaking the  gradual restoration, clean-up, and maintenance of the Jewish cemetery in the historic town of Levoča

A new civic association — Mekomot Slovakia  — is undertaking the  gradual restoration, clean-up, and maintenance of the Jewish cemetery in the historic town of Levoča, in  eastern Slovakia. It started in August with clean-up operations and hopes to complete … continue reading →

Encore post: Our Hanukkah video — synagogue wall and ceiling paintings and other decoration that almost remind us of fancy gift wrapping….

Tonight is the last night of Hanukkah — we hope that the Festival of Light will inspire us in these difficult times!  At the start of the holiday, we celebrated light — posting images of Light and Lights in and around … continue reading →