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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 →

PEACE Portal on Jewish cemeteries launched: Portal of Epigraphy, Archaeology, Conservation and Education on Jewish Funerary Culture

A new web portal on Jewish cemeteries has been launched. Called PEACE — Portal of Epigraphy, Archaeology, Conservation and Education on Jewish Funerary Culture — it has the aim is of fostering study and providing resources on “Jewish funerary culture … continue reading →

Hungary: Preliminary work takes place toward the excavation of the buried medieval Great Synagogue in Budapest’s Castle District

(JHE) — Plans seem to be moving forward to unearth the ruins of a major 15th century synagogue in Budapest’s castle district that were discovered in 1964 but have lain buried under sand and concrete after preliminary archaeological work more … 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 →