Jewish Heritage Europe

Romania new update: The restoration of the synagogue in Seini is proceeding apace. It will become a concert hall and Jewish museum.

The restoration of the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, is proceeding. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and cultural … continue reading →

Poland Update: Thanks to new, major funding, plans can go ahead to modernize the early 19th century synagogue building in Konin and convert it into a cultural space highlighting the diverse cultural and religious history of the town.

Thanks to a grant of more than 16 million zlotys (around €3,800,000), the city of Konin in central Poland will be able to  go ahead with plans to modernize the early 19th century synagogue building and convert it into a … continue reading →

France: A fundraising campaign is launched to restore the former synagogue in Hégenheim as an arts center. The synagogue has not been used for worship in more than a century

In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center.  Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →

UK: Grants awarded for Brighton’s Middle Street Synagogue project and a project about Jewish history and the Moses Montefiore synagogue in Grimsby

Two projects aimed as preserving and valorizing Jewish history and heritage and in two seacoast cities — Brighton, on the English Channel and Grimsby, on the North Sea — have received National Lottery Heritage funded grants. One is the ongoing … continue reading →

Hanukkah 2025 — Celebrating the Festival of Light, with images of Light…May Light help us find our way, and peace and beauty prevail!

A Hanukkah menorah in the synagogue in Mondovi, Italy

We wish all our readers a Happy Hanukkah! In these difficult times, and  in the wake of the horror in Sydney,  the spirit of Light is needed even more than ever — so, as we’ve done in the past, we … continue reading →