A richly illustrated new book puts the destroyed synagogues of Upper Silesia, in southwest Poland, back on the map. Called Synagogi na Górnym Śląsku (Synagogues in Upper Silesia), the book was published by the Gliwice Museum and its branch the Upper … continue reading →
An award-winning citizens’ association hopes to purchase the decaying, half-timbered former synagogue and adjacent mikvah building in the village of Harmuthsachsen, in north central Germany, and make them accessible to the public for commemoration, educational work and guided tours. “There is a … continue reading →
Despite some urgent repair work and archaeology carried out in 2017-2020, the medieval former synagogue in Híjar, Spain has been placed among the 12 threatened heritage sites in Europe shortlisted for Europa Nostra’s 7 Most Endangered program for 2022. … continue reading →
The Czech-German Fund for the Future has allocated 450,000 Czech crowns (approx €18,000) for rescue and restoration work at one of the oldest and most important Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic, the Jewish cemetery in Polná. The walled cemetery, … continue reading →
A fundraising campaign is underway to complete financing for a third and final phase of a restoration of the early 19th century synagogue in Bayonne, in the extreme southwest of France. According to officials, the planned third phase of work … continue reading →
