Large-scale renovation work set to last six years is under way at the monumental synagogue on Halderstraße in Augsburg, with the German government covering half of the estimated €26 million costs. Work officially started at the end of July, and the … continue reading →
So far this year, we’ve published three round-ups listing scores of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a fourth! (Click to see our previous listings posted in April, in May, and July.) This fourth round-up lists … continue reading →
It’s a pleasure to re-visit Jewish heritage sites and see the progress on (or completion of) projects we’ve posted about before (or when) they got under way. Just four years ago, in September 2018, we visited the Jewish cemetery in … continue reading →
The synagogue in Schirmeck, France, will be the centrepiece of the official kick-off of the European Days of Jewish Culture on Sunday, September 4. The theme of this year’s EDJC is “Renewal,” and the ceremony will celebrate the current restoration … continue reading →
(JHE) — After years of false starts and failed attempts, the long-derelict 19th century synagogue in Kőszeg, western Hungary, is reopening to the public after a full-scale renovation that took place over the past two years. The synagogue, which is … continue reading →
