The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted a far-reaching Resolution and set of Recommendations that recognize the importance of Jewish heritage and call for local, national, and international efforts to preserve and protect Jewish heritage sites around … continue reading →
The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science has allocated €2.5 million for the maintenance and restoration of Jewish cemeteries in The Netherlands. Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven announced the grant in a letter to Parliament November 5. The NIK Jewish … continue reading →
A second project spearheaded by the Polish Olympic athlete Dariusz Popiela has seen the restoration of a Jewish cemetery and placement of a memorial to its destroyed Jewish community. The memorial at the restored Jewish cemetery in Grybów, in southern … continue reading →
The Old Synagogue and its Jewish Museum in Krakow will be closed for the coming 4-1/2 months for renovation work. A museum announcement said the synagogue will be closed from November 12, 2019 to March 31, 2020. It did not … continue reading →
Following two years of renovation work, the Jewish museum in the 15th century former synagogue in Tomar, Portugal reopened earlier in October as the Interpretive Center of Tomar Synagogue and Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum. The €280,000 revamp was financed by … continue reading →
