The town of Sopron is funding work to convert part of the medieval Old Synagogue complex into new headquarters for the local Jewish community. At the same time, the city has also allocated funds to restore the town’s long-derelict orthodox … continue reading →
(JHE) — The imposing Great Synagogue in Lille has been re-dedicated with a gala ceremony following a large-scale renovation begun in 2019. The news site La Voix du Nord ran a video of the event held Sunday (January 23): Government … continue reading →
Work is under way to install a permanent exhibition on local Jewish history in the former synagogue in Senec, whose full-scale restoration has recently been completed. To be called “Jewish Heritage of the Bratislava Self-Governing Region,” the exhibition will … continue reading →
Between May and October 2021, we published four Jewish cemetery clean-up round-ups, in which we listed around 270 initiatives in 18 countries and more than 150 towns, cities, and villages. In these round-ups, we showed how hundreds of volunteers and others … continue reading →
We’ve posted a lot about the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project and the efforts to restore the complex of historic synagogues in the city to form a space of public heritage and culture. So we’re delighted to see a profile of … continue reading →
