Jewish Heritage Europe

Italy: Restoration is completed of a rare, 400-year-old Ark in Vercelli. It’s the latest in a number of Jewish heritage projects coordinated by the Jewish community

(JHE) — A 400-year-old wooden Aron HaKodesh has undergone full restoration and will be installed in a prominent place in the grand synagogue in Vercelli, in northwest Italy’s Piedmont region. The restoration is the latest of a number of Jewish … continue reading →

Lithuania: Emergency measures taken to protect the ruined Great (Summer) Synagogue in Kalvarija

  (JHE) — Urgent steps have been taken to protect the roofless ruin of the former Great (Summer) Synagogue in Kalvarija, a town in southern Lithuania on the border with Poland whose two former synagogues and Jewish school form one … continue reading →

Ukraine: Can the ruined Great Synagogue of Brody be saved? Activists seek to form working group to chart & implement strategy

(JHE) — Heritage activists have initiated steps to form a working group aimed saving the ruined 18th century Great Synagogue in Brody, 90 km northeast of Lviv, following the collapse of a support column, further endangering the massive building, which … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Vote online to help the restoration of the village synagogue in Police win a regional heritage award!

(JHE) –– Vote online — and help the restoration of the little rural synagogue in the village of Police u Jemnice win a regional heritage award! The synagogue restoration, completed last year, is one of the  heritage projects up for … continue reading →

Lithuania: a third former synagogue in Kedainiai, the former 19th century Great Kloyz, is undergoing restoration

A long-disused former synagogue in the town of Kedainiai is under renovation with EU funding for use as a cultural space. Its restoration means that Kedainiai will have three such restored synagogues — a unique situation in Lithuania. Two, both … continue reading →