Jewish Heritage Europe

Ukraine: Can the ruined Great Synagogue of Brody be saved? Activists seek to form working group to chart & implement strategy

(JHE) — Heritage activists have initiated steps to form a working group aimed saving the ruined 18th century Great Synagogue in Brody, 90 km northeast of Lviv, following the collapse of a support column, further endangering the massive building, which … continue reading →

Czech Republic: Vote online to help the restoration of the village synagogue in Police win a regional heritage award!

(JHE) –– Vote online — and help the restoration of the little rural synagogue in the village of Police u Jemnice win a regional heritage award! The synagogue restoration, completed last year, is one of the  heritage projects up for … continue reading →

Poland: Warsaw’s Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery is the only Jewish heritage site among 444 winners of competition for state restoration funding. More than 2250 projects applied

(JHE) — The Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery in Warsaw is the only Jewish site among 444 historic sites to win state financial support in the first stage of a twice a year competition for conservation funding organized by the Ministry … continue reading →

Lithuania: a third former synagogue in Kedainiai, the former 19th century Great Kloyz, is undergoing restoration

A long-disused former synagogue in the town of Kedainiai is under renovation with EU funding for use as a cultural space. Its restoration means that Kedainiai will have three such restored synagogues — a unique situation in Lithuania. Two, both … continue reading →

Germany: the half-timbered former synagogue in the town of Telgte will undergo renovation work thanks to a grant from Monuments Protection NGO

A small, half-timbered building in Telgte, a town in western Germany near Munster, that once housed a synagogue will undergo renovation work thanks to a €50,000 grant from the private, non-profit German Foundation for Monuments Protection. The grant was announced … continue reading →