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Czech Republic: Prague Jewish Museum receives award for Spanish Synagogue reconstruction and new exhibit

The Prague Jewish Museum was honored in the  2020 Gloria Musaealis National Museum Competition for its reconstruction of the Spanish Synagogue and the new permanent exhibition housed there  The museum received a Special Award in the category “Museum Achievement of … continue reading →

Latvia: former Sabile synagogue reopens after revamp as an expanded arts, culture, and tourism center that forms part of an EU- and state-funded regional and national heritage network

(JHE) — The former synagogue in Sabile, Latvia, used already for years as a culture center,  has reopened to the public as the revamped and expanded  “Sabile Art, Culture and Tourism Center,” that forms part of a EU- and state-funded … continue reading →