In April and May, we published our first two round-ups of 2022, listing scores of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a third round-up listing actions from 14 countries — actions … continue reading →
(JHE) — A child’s shoe. Kitchen utensils. Crockery. Books. Ceramic tiles. Corroded tools. Discoveries during archaeological excavations this summer on the site of the WW2 Warsaw Ghetto are shedding dramatic — and poignant — light on the lives of the … continue reading →
(JHE) — The historic synagogue in Carpentras, the oldest active synagogue in France, will represent the southern Provence-Alpes-Côté d’Azur region in a French TV-sponsored competition for “France’s Favorite Monument.” Thanks to a first-stage popular vote earlier this year, one historic … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NHLF) and Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme have awarded significant funding to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage for its plans to develop a Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre at the historic former synagogue at Merthyr Tydfil. The NHLF awarded … continue reading →
After five years, the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Baden, near Vienna, has been completed, and at a ceremony this week the cemetery was officially handed over to the local municipality, which will be responsible for its further maintenance. The … continue reading →
