Work is also under way — or planned — to restore the 18th century Jewish cemetery in Falmouth, on the south coast of Cornwall. Funding is still being sought. (We reported in February on restoration work in the Jewish cemetery … continue reading →
We already posted about the award-winning restoration of the 16th century fortress synagogue in Sataniv, Ukraine and published pictures of the building (by Christian Herrmann). The blog Tarnopol1540 has now published an extraordinary series of photographs and videos detailing the … continue reading →
A ceremony May 31 officially rededicated the historic Jews’ Gate (Old) Jewish cemetery in Gibraltar after it was cleaned and renovated. The UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attended the ceremony, along with other dignitaries including the President of the Gibraltar … continue reading →
Officials in Udine, in northern Italy, have unveiled the recovered fragment of a 15th century Jewish gravestone that is believed to be the only surviving physical trace of the the city’s Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1405. The stone will be … continue reading →
The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODŻ), reports that urgent roof repairs were completed in mid-April at the Scheinbach synagogue in Przemyśl, in the southeastern corner of Poland. As reported earlier on JHE, water … continue reading →
