jhe 
France’s Heritage Foundation (Fondation du Patrimoine) has awarded the sumptuously decorated 19th century synagogue in Benfeld, near Strasbourg in Alsace, a €20,000 Sesame Prize. The funds are to be used to continue ongoing restoration work aimed at creating a cultural … continue reading →
Greece has issued as series of commemorative stamps featuring the synagogues of Greece. The six stamps of the series are illustrated with images of the interiors of the historic synagogues of Athens, Thessaloniki, Larissa, Trikala, Ioannina, and Rhodes, while … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Polonia: pubblicato in inglese l’importante libro di Krzysztof Bielawski, intitolato “The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland”. La prefazione del libro è a cura di … continue reading →
JHE friend Krzysztof Bielawski’s important book, The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland, is about to come out in English, published by Academic Studies Press — and you can already pre-order it via amazon and other platforms. Krzysztof is a … continue reading →
The more the €1 million restoration of the “new” Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten, carried out with federal and provincial funding, has been completed, and on Friday (June 28) the cemetery will be handed over to the St. Pölten local … continue reading →
