France’s Heritage Foundation (Fondation du Patrimoine) has awarded the sumptuously decorated 19th century synagogue in Benfeld, near Strasbourg in Alsace, a €20,000 Sesame Prize. The funds are to be used to continue ongoing restoration work aimed at creating a cultural … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for: The Future for Religious Heritage (FRH) Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year Award Deadline for submissions is September 30. The Religious Heritage Innovator of the Year is an annual award … continue reading →
It appears that the European Commission is looking into a plan to set up an awards program that will honour Jewish cultural heritage projects. In a brief statement made in a recent lengthy communication to the European Parliament and the … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Johannes Reiss, who received the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG)’s highest award for his “services to the Austrian Jewish Museum and for his commitment to researching and preserving Jewish cultural heritage in Europe. “ Reiss, an expert in … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Mariusz Sokołowski, who has won the 2023 POLIN award, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history of Polish Jews.” … continue reading →
