The “New” Jewish cemetery in the Arberia/Dragodan section of the Kosovo capital Priština (Prishtine) was recently restored as part of a €2 million revitalization project involving 18 selected sites of religious and cultural significance in various locations around Kosovo. The … continue reading →
The lavishly ornate interior of the grand New Synagogue in Szeged awaits much-needed restoration, two years after the multi-million euro restoration of the exterior of the enormous domed building was completed. On Monday, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber toured the … continue reading →
Restoration is complete on the historic, Moorish-style Rumbach street synagogue in Budapest. The project entails the conversion of the synagogue and its entire building complex into a multi-purpose arts, culture, prayer, and education center, and work is still going on … continue reading →
The renovation of the historic fortresslike synagogue in Szydlów, Poland has been completed after a year and a half of restoration work, and the 16th-century building, one of the oldest preserved synagogues in Poland, has been reopened as the town’s … continue reading →
Our new Have Your Say is by Ida Shenderovich, an educator and manager of social and charity projects at the Jewish Community of Mogilev, Belarus. She writes that the preservation of the heritage and collective memory of the Jewish community … continue reading →
