Jewish Heritage Europe

Romania: Timisoara city grants funds toward restoration of Fabric and Cetate (Citadel) synagogues

The city of Timisoara — Europe’s “Capital of Culture” in 2023 — has allocated around €120,000 toward the safeguarding and/or restoration of two historic synagogue buildings. The grant of 600,000 lei — around €121,000 — came within a total grant … continue reading →

Romania: Restoration plans for the disused Synagogue in Seini move forward; it will become a concert hall and Jewish museum

Former synagogue in Seini, Romania. Via wikimedia Dan1967 CC BY-SA 3.0

The renovation of the long-disused synagogue in Seini, in northwest Romania, and its transformation into a concert hall and Jewish museum is moving forward, with the town — which owns the building –issuing a tender for the reconstruction work. According … continue reading →

Italy: New working group set up to foster research and tourism in the medieval Jewish quarter of Trani

At a festival, Israeli dancers in front of the Scolanova synagogue, Trani ni

A new working group has been formed aimed at enhancing the ancient Jewish quarter of Trani, a seaside town in southern Italy’s Puglia region, from the cultural, tourist, and architectonic points of view. The group will focus on three main … continue reading →

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 €4.7 million toward the project.  Bavarian Minister of Science and … continue reading →