Jewish Heritage Europe

Monday is World Art Nouveau Day — we highlight a few examples of art nouveau embodied in Jewish built heritage

Tomb of the Schmidl family, Kozma utca Jewish cemetery, Budapest May 2019

This  Monday, June 10,  marks World Art Nouveau Day, an occasion launched in 2013 to appreciate the architectural and decorative style that utilised sinuous curves and often floral or or vegetal motifs and flourished mainly from around 1890 up until … continue reading →

Slovakia: First stage of the restoration of the spectacular interior of the synagogue in Trenčín is complete; with an exhibition on local Jewish heritage installed

The first stage of the planned full-scale renovation of the magnificent domed synagogue in Trenčín has been completed, with a permanent exhibition on local Jewish history installed in the sanctuary. The building will be used for religious as well as … continue reading →

Czech Republic: A new NGO spearheads the restoration of the synagogue in Volyně and its transformation into a cultural and educational center. It was previously used as a cinema and disco

Carving above the entrance of the former synagogue in Volyně, CZ

A new NGO is spearheading efforts to restore the former synagogue in Volyne, a small town in the Czech Republic, around 130 km south of Prague, and transform it into a cultural and educational center. The NGO, Synagoga Volyně, z.ú., … continue reading →

RIP Frank Stella. We recall the 2016 exhibition in Warsaw of his work inspired by the destroyed wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe

Cover of the catalogue of the Frank Stella exhibit at POLIN museum

The death of the renowned American artist Frank Stella leads us to recall the major exhibition of his work in 2016, inspired by the destroyed wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe. Stella died Saturday at his home in New York, aged … continue reading →

Hungary: Three-day festival this weekend closes exhibition celebrating the 150th birthday of noted Hungarian Jewish architect Béla Lajta

If you are in Budapest, don’t miss the closing days of an exhibition that celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Jewish architect Béla Lajta.  The exhibit, which has run since December 20 at the Kiscelli Museum, … continue reading →