(JHE) — The first phase of a three-year project to revitalize historic Jewish heritage sites in Padova and nearby Rovigo is under way. Funded by an €82,000 grant to the Padova Jewish community from the foundation of a local bank, … continue reading →
(JHE) — Plans seem to be moving forward to unearth the ruins of a major 15th century synagogue in Budapest’s castle district that were discovered in 1964 but have lain buried under sand and concrete after preliminary archaeological work more … continue reading →
(JHE) — We mourn the death of Hryhoriy (Grisha) Arshynov, a Jewish activist who fought for decades to rescue and preserve the Jewish cemetery in Ostroh, Ukraine — and over the past four years spearheaded the restoration of the town’s … continue reading →
(JHE) — Archaeologists in recent months discovered elements of the destroyed pre-World War II synagogue complex in Pakruojis, Lithuania, that once had three synagogues anchored by the surviving wooden synagogue (the so-called summer synagogue), which was recently fully restored. At … continue reading →
(JHE) — The small wooden synagogues in Alanta and Kurkliai, Lithuania, are under restoration. In Kurkliai, according to the news site 15min.lt, maintenance and conservation work has been going on since 2019. The logs of the walls were strengthened and rotten logs … continue reading →
