The Czech-German Fund for the Future (CNFB) has allocated 300,000 Czech crowns (more than €11,600) toward “rescue work on damaged or eroded gravestones” in the New Jewish cemetery in Horažďovice, in southern Bohemia. It said the project would involve … continue reading →
An appeal has been issued to find funding to repair the inner cupola of the grand synagogue in Florence. Architect Renzo Funaro, head of the Opera del Tempio di Firenze — the body that oversees the repair, maintenance, … continue reading →
The grand Dohany St. synagogue complex in Budapest has been chosen as one of nine historical sites in Europe given the EU’s “European Heritage Label.” The sites were chosen for the list by an independent panel for “celebrating or … continue reading →
The Center for Urban History in Lviv has posted an interactive online walking tour of Jewish Lviv that uses maps, photographs and archival material, video, and text to tell the story of places and people, and also to … continue reading →
UPDATE: Bulgarian’s Jewish community has formally transferred ownership of the ruined synagogue in Vidin, on the Danube River, to the municipality, lending hope that restoration of the building and its conversion into a cultural center might begin. The transfer … continue reading →
