Yesterday we ran a long post about questions and concerns after recent Jewish cemetery desecrations that have grabbed headlines around the world. We also noted the new EU grant toward mapping and surveying Jewish cemeteries. We have written frequently about … continue reading →
Days after a vandal attack that toppled dozens of headstones in the Jewish cemetery in Namestovo, Slovakia, the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative (ESJF) announced that the European Commission has awarded €1 million to a consortium it leads to continue the … continue reading →
The lavishly ornate interior of the grand New Synagogue in Szeged awaits much-needed restoration, two years after the multi-million euro restoration of the exterior of the enormous domed building was completed. On Monday, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber toured the … continue reading →
Restoration is complete on the historic, Moorish-style Rumbach street synagogue in Budapest. The project entails the conversion of the synagogue and its entire building complex into a multi-purpose arts, culture, prayer, and education center, and work is still going on … continue reading →
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews has granted its 2019 Polin award to Natalia Bartczak, who has cared for the Jewish cemetery in Wińsko, in western Poland, for 16 years — starting when she was just 13. … continue reading →
