The American actress Jamie Lee Curtis has announced that she will partner with municipal authorities to raise funds from corporate and private sources to restore the local synagogue in Mátészalka, the town in northeastern Hungary that her grandparents came from, … continue reading →
(JHE) — The restoration of the 19th century wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania, is drawing to a close, and the renovated building, which will become a cultural center, is already hosting cultural events. Work on the exterior and main interior … continue reading →
(JHE) — Cleanup and first-stage rescue work at the long-ruined Forasteros (Orahim or Kedosha) synagogue in Izmir will soon begin, funded by a €67,000 grant from the German Foreign Ministry. Izmir Jewish Heritage said work on the building — today … continue reading →
(JHE) — The magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín, western Slovakia, will undergo major restoration as a cultural center and Jewish community space, with first steps financed by the EEA and the Slovak state. Construction work will start in the autumn … continue reading →
(JHE) — The long-stalled, long-awaited restoration of the long-derelict synagogue in Vidin, a historic town overlooking the Danube, has officially begun. The building will become a multipurpose cultural center dedicated to the Vidin-born Jewish artist Jules Pascin, to include a … continue reading →
