The elegant Regency synagogue in Cheltenham, England, has received a grant of £11,500 to repair its roof, from the Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund. Two churches in Cheltenham also received grants. The Gloucestershire Echo quoted Jenny Silverston, the … continue reading →
The Great Synagogue in Edirne, Turkey, has been reopened after a $2.5 million, 5-year government-funded restoration process that brought the once-ruined building back to its original glory. Only one Jew is believed to live in the town, but the … continue reading →
The Hungarian government slammed as a “barbaric deed” the weekend desecration of the Jewish cemetery in the town of Gyöngyös and pledged 1 billion forints ($3.5 million) to care for abandoned Jewish cemeteries around the country. Vandals damaged about 20 graves … continue reading →
The Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum has constructed models of 21 of the more than 200 synagogues that stood in Latvia before World War II. Reuters reports: There were 210 synagogues in Latvia before World War Two, with styles ranging from … continue reading →
A memorial service will be held Monday, March 16 at Meiselova 15 in Prague for Jiří Fiedler, the pioneer of Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic who along with his wife was brutally murdered in January 2014 during … continue reading →
