The restoration of the former synagogue in the town of Jirkov, in northwest Czech Republic near the German border, is under way. As we reported in July, the municipality purchased the dilapidated building in 2016 with the aim of restoring … continue reading →
The renovation of the former synagogue in Alytus, Lithuania is progressing — but apparently more slowly than originally anticipated. According to a report by Ramūnas Jakubauskas on the BNS news agency, the work should be completed by the end of … continue reading →
The municipal authorities of the town of Zawiercie, in southern Poland, have taken over for free the ownership of the seriously dilapidated former synagogue building and the land on which it stands and plan to restore the building as a … continue reading →
At the end of January, Tsvetan Tsenkov, the mayor of Vidin, Bulgaria, said in an interview with themayor.eu portal that the municipality is “clearing the last things” before moving forward in the long-stalled restoration of the city’s ruined synagogue and … continue reading →
The so-called “Kaukaski” synagogue in the eastern Polish town of Krynki, long used as a cinema and more recently as a sports and culture center, is to undergo renovation. According to an article on the web site Bialystok online, the … continue reading →
