Jewish Heritage Europe

Slovakia update: Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue in Vrbové is to continue thanks to more than €600,000 in EU and city funding

Former synagogue, Vrbové, Slovakia

Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue  building in Vrbové will be continued thanks to more than €600,000 in funding obtained from the EU and the city.  A little over a month ago, the My Trnava web site  and other media … continue reading →

Ukraine: Chortkiv received grant from Aliph Foundation to begin restoration of the historic Hasidic Kloyz synagogue

The city of Chortkiv in western Ukraine has won a grant to begin restoration of what its web site called the city’s “historical pearl” — the Hasidic synagogue, or Kloyz of the Tzaddik Rabbi David Moshe Friedmann.  An announcement on … continue reading →

Call for Nominations: World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize. Deadline for submission is September 5

Nominations are now open for the 2026 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize — a biennial award recognizing outstanding achievements in saving structures emblematic of the modernist architectural movement.   Deadline for submissions is September 5.  The prize includes a cash … continue reading →