The Prague Jewish Museum was honored in the 2020 Gloria Musaealis National Museum Competition for its reconstruction of the Spanish Synagogue and the new permanent exhibition housed there The museum received a Special Award in the category “Museum Achievement of … continue reading →
(JHE) –– Vote online — and help the restoration of the little rural synagogue in the village of Police u Jemnice win a regional heritage award! The synagogue restoration, completed last year, is one of the heritage projects up for … continue reading →
Mazel tov to JHE friend Christian Herrmann, who has been honored by Germany for his photographic work, blog, and other activities documenting Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europe! In awards announced January 1, Christian, who maintains the blog Vanished World, … continue reading →
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 →
Can we kvell a little? Mazel tov to JHE Contributor Michele Migliori, who has been awarded a prestigious President’s Fellowship at Bar Ilan University to work on his PhD. His research will be on synagogues in Latin America built by … continue reading →
