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UK: SOS campaign launched to save Margate synagogue from being sold at auction to property developers

(JHE) — A group of artists and Jewish heritage educators are trying to save a 91-year-old synagogue from being sold at auction to developers who could demolish the building or convert it into apartments. The small, red brick synagogue in … continue reading →

UK: Renewed concern raised at planned 20-storey tower block to be built across the street from historic Bevis Marks synagogue

(JHE) — Leaders of Britain’s oldest synagogue — Bevis Marks in London — have raised renewed concerns that a planned new high rise building across the street would dominate the space, cut the synagogue off from light and access, and … continue reading →

Have Your Say: Cleaning up a Jewish Cemetery — Performing a Mitzvah but Questioning the Process

JHE contributor Michele Migliori recently took part in the clean up of a neglected Jewish cemetery in Tállya, a wine-making village in a remote part of Hungary. In his Have Your Say personal essay, “Cleaning up a Jewish Cemetery: Performing … continue reading →

Hungary: Restoration of the hauntingly beautiful, long-abandoned synagogue in Kőszeg has begun

(JHE) — Renovation of the long-abandoned 19th century synagogue in Kőszeg, in western Hungary on the Austrian border, has finally begun, following years of false starts and failed announcements. The work represents the first phase of a larger plan that … continue reading →

Romania: First steps in a joint effort by the city and Jewish community aimed at rescuing the dilapidated orthodox synagogue in Brașov

The first steps have been taken in a joint effort by the Brașov Municipality and Jewish community aimed at rescuing the severely dilapidated Orthodox synagogue and restoring it as a cultural venue and tourist attraction. In an announcement on its … continue reading →