Mazel tov to Michael Mail, the founder and Executive director of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage, who has been awarded an MBE — Member of the Order of the British Empire — in King Charles III’s 2026 New Year Honors … continue reading →
The restoration of the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, is proceeding. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and cultural … continue reading →
Thanks to a grant of more than 16 million zlotys (around €3,800,000), the city of Konin in central Poland will be able to go ahead with plans to modernize the early 19th century synagogue building and convert it into a … continue reading →
A new civic association — Mekomot Slovakia — is undertaking the gradual restoration, clean-up, and maintenance of the Jewish cemetery in the historic town of Levoča, in eastern Slovakia. It started in August with clean-up operations and hopes to complete … continue reading →
In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center. Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →
