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Romania: A former Jewish house from a small village is being installed in an open air ethnographic park, where it will include an installation commemorating Holocaust victims by noted Israeli sculptor Belu Simion Făinaru

An open air ethnographic museum in Transylvania is installing a former Jewish house from a small village in  northwest Romania. Once reconstructed on site, it will include an installation by noted Israeli sculptor Belu Simion Făinaru commemorating Jews who were … continue reading →

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Italy: The huge Nabatele floating wooden synagogue balloon installation was launched over Venice

Nabatele — a huge hot air balloon representing an Eastern European wooden synagogue — was launched last week over the Venetian lagoon, as a collateral exhibit of the sprawling 61st Venice Biennale international art exhibition. Designed by the Ukraine-born architect, … continue reading →

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Lithuania: The Lost Shtetl Museum acquires the Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and will restore it for religious use. It will also be part of a new Jewish heritage route

The Lost Shtetl museum in Šeduva has acquired the Chaim Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and plans to reconstruct the dilapidated building for use again as a synagogue. “The brick building […] is currently in a poor condition, so the … continue reading →

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UK Update: Development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward with a major new grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward thanks to a new major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Heritage Fund announced June 16 that it was awarding … continue reading →

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