Jewish Heritage Europe

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 →

France: A fundraising campaign is launched to restore the former synagogue in Hégenheim as an arts center. The synagogue has not been used for worship in more than a century

In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center.  Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →

UK: Grants awarded for Brighton’s Middle Street Synagogue project and a project about Jewish history and the Moses Montefiore synagogue in Grimsby

Two projects aimed as preserving and valorizing Jewish history and heritage and in two seacoast cities — Brighton, on the English Channel and Grimsby, on the North Sea — have received National Lottery Heritage funded grants. One is the ongoing … continue reading →