Jewish Heritage Europe

Italy: Watch restoration of windows in Venice synagogues

  Windows in three historic synagogues in Venice  — the Scuola Canton, Scuola Tedesca and Scuola Spagnola — have been restored thanks to the World Monuments Fund and partners, with grants from the David Berg Foundation and other donors. All … continue reading →

Lithuania: Maceva Project’s 2016 annual report on cemetery documentation

  In its just-published report on its activities in 2016, the  Litvak Cemetery Catalogue – (MACEVA)  lists work carried out to document, digitize, or clean-up a number of Jewish cemeteries around Lithuania. These included: Švenčionys (Svintsyán). Among other actions, 11 … continue reading →

England: London’s Bevis Marks synagogue receives Heritage Lottery grant

    The splendid Bevis Marks synagogue in London, Britain’s oldest synagogue and a Grade-I listed building, has received a grant of £221,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. According to the S&P Sephardi Community, the grant will cover 64 percent … continue reading →

Poland: awards for preserving Jewish heritage

    At a ceremony May 15 at the POLIN museum in Warsaw, the Israeli Ambassador to Poland, Anna Azari, will present the annual “Laurel Crown Award” to five Polish citizens/groups involved in the preservation of Jewish memory and heritage in … continue reading →

Lithuania: Šeduva cemetery restoration receives recognition

    The restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Šeduva, Lithuania, is one of 13 “heritage achievements” from 11 European countries taking part in the Creative Europe program of the European Union to be awarded a Special Mention by the … continue reading →