(JHE) — The restoration of the former synagogue in Seini, in northwest Romania, is now under way. As we posted last year, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, … continue reading →
Artist, art historian. and Jewish heritage researcher Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, was forced to flee from Kharkiv to Lviv after Russian forces bombarded the city. In 2022 he wrote a … continue reading →
France’s Heritage Foundation (Fondation du Patrimoine) has awarded the sumptuously decorated 19th century synagogue in Benfeld, near Strasbourg in Alsace, a €20,000 Sesame Prize. The funds are to be used to continue ongoing restoration work aimed at creating a cultural … continue reading →
Greece has issued as series of commemorative stamps featuring the synagogues of Greece. The six stamps of the series are illustrated with images of the interiors of the historic synagogues of Athens, Thessaloniki, Larissa, Trikala, Ioannina, and Rhodes, while … continue reading →
The more the €1 million restoration of the “new” Jewish cemetery in St. Pölten, carried out with federal and provincial funding, has been completed, and on Friday (June 28) the cemetery will be handed over to the St. Pölten local … continue reading →
