The European Commission has issued a Call for Applications for a major Pilot Project to document Jewish cemeteries in Europe and monitor best practices in preservation. It is called: Pilot project – Protecting the Jewish cemeteries of Europe: A full … continue reading →
We are turning to our readers for help in providing information about the uniquely decorated wooden Ark in this photo — it is from a synagogue in Tállya, in northeastern Hungary, which was built at the beginning of the 19th … continue reading →
After three years of fund-raising and planning, work has begun to develop the ruins of a synagogue in Bobruisk, Belarus as an open-air Jewish cultural heritage site and museum. The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS reported May 30 … continue reading →
A more that €1.5 million project to restore the derelict synagogue in Senec, Slovakia as a multi-function cultural center is (finally) now underway. Officials formally kicked off work in a ceremony May 21. The project is funded by the Bratislava … continue reading →
The new Jewish cemetery at Bushey, northwest of London, has won a second major architectural award, the 2018 award from RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects) East region. The cemetery was designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects and this … continue reading →
