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Germany: Restoration of Munich’s modernist Reichenbachstrasse synagogue will go forward w/ state, federal, city funding

(JHE) — After years of delays, a complete restoration of the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich is going ahead, thanks to millions of euros in grants from the Bavaria state, federal government, and the city of Munich.  Designed by the architect … continue reading →

Poland: Mazel tov to Paweł Kulig, winner of the 2020 POLIN award — and to the runners up. Kulig cares for the vast Jewish cemetery and other Jewish heritage in Łódź

Mazel to to Paweł Kulig who has received the 2020 POLIN Award presented by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw! It was the sixth edition of the award.  The Awards, which include a sculpture as … continue reading →

Poland: Maria Piechotka, influential pioneer of research on synagogue architecture, dies — at 100 — in Warsaw

(JHE) — The Jewish heritage world has lost a giant — Maria Piechotka, a pioneer in the study of synagogue architecture in Poland and mentor to generations, has died in Warsaw, just months after her 100th birthday. May her soul … continue reading →

Poland: Galicia Jewish Museum mobile app showcases Photographs from Jewish Poland, from the 19th century to the present

Holocaust Museum signage in Budapest, 2023

(JHE) — Krakow’s Galicia Jewish Museum has launched a mobile app that uses historic and contemporary photographs to tell the story of Polish Jews and their environments from the late 19th century to the present. Called Photographs from Jewish Poland, … continue reading →