Jewish Heritage Europe

Poland: Restoration of the 200-year-old ruined synagogue in Krzepice has begun

(JHE) — Restoration work has begun on the roofless, ruined, 200-year-old synagogue in Krzepice, Poland, following receipt earlier this year of 500,000 zloty (€111,000) in grants from the state and region. “RESTORATION OF THE SYNAGOGUE IS ON,” the Facebook page … continue reading →

Mazel tov!! Raşcov Great Synagogue wins EU competition for preservation funding — thanks to all our readers who voted!

(JHE) — Mazel tov! The roofless, ruined Great Synagogue in Raşcov (Rashkov) will be one of the 10 heritage sites on both sides of the Dniester River to receive  EU funding for preservation and restoration. The EU Confidence Building Measure program  … continue reading →

Poland update: Polychrome wall paintings in Włodawa Beit Midrash to be restored w/ EU grant. Culmination of fullscale revitalization of historic 3-synagogue complex, now a museum

(JHE) — The polychrome wall paintings in the Beit Midrash of the historic synagogue complex in Włodawa, Poland will be restored in a two-year,  €1.2 million operation mostly funded by the EU. The restoration will be the culmination of a … continue reading →

Netherlands: Groningen Synagogue is revamping its exhibition to showcase digital storytelling; also renovating infrastructure

(JHE) — Work is under way to revamp the permanent exhibition in the synagogue in the northern Netherlands city of Groningen and also to renovate some of the building’s infrastructure, the owners of the synagogue — the Oude Groninger Kerken … continue reading →

Ukraine: Volunteer restoration work on Glanzer synagogue in Lviv moves forward — see videos highlighting what’s going on

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Sasha Nazar, of the L’viv Volunteer Center (LVC) of the Hesed Arieh All-Ukrainian Jewish Charitable Foundation, has been moving forward with restoration work on the Jacob Glanzer synagogue in Lviv — and his progress has been getting … continue reading →