A small synagogue in an outlying neighborhood of Budapest sustained heavy damage in a fire. The blaze, which broke out the night of October 24 in the synagogue in Budapest’s 14th district, Zuglo, gutted the sanctuary, destroyed the synagogue’s Torah … continue reading →
The Italian Culture Ministry has allocated nearly €1.5 million toward conservation and restoration of the ancient Roman-era Jewish catacombs at villa Torlonia, which date from the 2nd to the 5th centuries CE. The Ministry allocated €1,440,000 for the … continue reading →
A more than €2 million restoration of the interior of the elaborate art nouveau synagogue in Subotica, Serbia is set to begin soon, and the building, one of central Europe’s most splendid art nouveau monuments, is due to … continue reading →
For some years now, the noted photographer and writer Jason Francisco has been exploring the impact of Jewish built heritage on memory in Poland and Ukraine. This past summer we featured his essay on L’viv and the Golden … continue reading →
Thanks to new grants, the World Monuments Fund has announced further steps in synagogue restoration projects in Venice, Italy and Iaşi, Romania. Iaşi — Great Synagogue restoration nears completion After years of work, the WMF notes that the conservation … continue reading →
