Plans for a multimillion dollar expansion of the Irish Jewish Museum were laid out at an event at the Irish Consulate in New York on May 22, hosted by the former Lord Mayor of Dublin Ben Briscoe and the Friends … continue reading →
The Times of London reports that the 90-year-old Golders Green United Synagogue in London has secured £1 million towards wide-ranging restoration work of the red brick, Grade II listed building. Some of the funding, reports The Times, will come from … continue reading →
Good news from Austria. The Jewish cemetery in Klagenfurt, in southern Austria, as been restored by the city after decades of neglect. According to the Austrian Independent web site: Among other renovations the entry door and memorial plaques have … continue reading →
Dr. Sharman Kadish, head of Jewish Heritage UK, has weighed in on the debate in the UK over the possibility that the Value Added Tax exemption for restoring historic buildings may be cancelled. The Jewish Chronicle in London reports … continue reading →
Great news from Liverpool — with the announcement that the restoration of the Deane Road Jewish Cemetery has been completed. This is what Liverpool Labour Councillor Louise Baldock wrote on her blog: This wonderful resting place of some of the … continue reading →
