The 17th annual “Preserving Memory” awards were presented last week in Krakow, honoring non-Jewish Poles who preserve, protect, maintain and promote Jewish culture and heritage. The awards were presented at a ceremony June 29 at the Galicia Jewish Museum during … continue reading →
The ambitious Czech 10 Stars project, which we have reported on JHE as it has developed, was inaugurated last month — 10 synagogues and associated Jewish heritage sites, in 10 towns all over the country, that have been renovated (or re-renovated) … continue reading →
Activists are trying to raise enough money to purchase the 14th century synagogue in the Austrian town of Korneuburg, on the Danube north of Vienna, in order to restore it and open it to the public. The building is currently … continue reading →
Three synagogues in the Hungarian provinces — in Mád, Keszthely and Albertirsa — served as the venue for special free concerts last month by the Budapest Festival Orchestra. The concerts were part of a community concert series project “in order to raise … continue reading →
Ceremonies June 22 and a series of concerts June 23-25 are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the great synagogue in Lyon, France. A neo-Byzantine building whose street facade (at 13, quai Tilsitt, on the Saône River) resembles a stately mansion, … continue reading →
