A citizens’ group in the village of Mühlhausen, near Erlangen in Bavaria’s Franconia region, has purchased the village’s ravaged 18th century synagogue and hopes to restore it as a memorial and educational center as well as a cultural space. Built … continue reading →
(JHE) — The Jewish Museum of Belgium is gearing up for a large-scale, multi-million euro renovation and redevelopment that will restructure, expand and modernize its premises and create a new permanent exhibition. Work will begin in 2023, with a planned … continue reading →
(JHE) — The former synagogue of Wojsławice, a township in southeastern Poland, was inaugurated in November as a cultural center, with a new permanent exhibit focusing on the township’s pre-WW2 multicultural tradition. A mezuzah was affixed to the entrance as … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this call for applications for a fellowship that could interest some of our readers: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is accepting applications for its 2021 fellowship program. Deadline for submission: January 26, … continue reading →
It has a new interactive exhibit on the past 2 centuries of Czech Jewish history. (JHE) — After being closed for 18 months for extensive repair and restoration, Prague’s Spanish Synagogue (part of the Prague Jewish Museum) reopens to the … continue reading →
