Jewish Heritage Europe

Fantastic! Lipot Baumhorn’s architectural plans for Brasov Romania synagogue

Fantastic!!! Jullie Dawson, who is making a survey of Jewish material in archives in Romania,  has uncovered the architectural plans for the Neolog synagogue in Brasov, Romania, designed by Budapest-based  Lipot Baumhorn, Europe’s most prolific pre-WW2 synagogue architect. She has … continue reading →

FODZ Annual Report is online

  The 2013 annual report of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) is now available online. It lists the Foundation’s activities, with brief descriptions of projects in Polish and English. Click here to access the … continue reading →

Jiří Fiedler: RIP

    The horrible news that Jiří Fielder, a true mensch and one of the pioneers of Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic, was murdered along with his wife in their Prague home has left us shocked, angry and utterly … continue reading →

World Monuments Fund announces five Jewish heritage grants

  Good news! The World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced Thursday (Feb. 27) the receipt of an award of $220,000 from the David Berg Foundation of New York for five projects at Jewish heritage sites in Europe and Africa: the Schola … continue reading →

New photos — restored Sataniv, Ukraine, synagogue and Jewish cemetery

The German researcher  Christian Herrmann is on one of his regular trips to Ukraine to document Jewish heritage sites. On his trip, he visited Sataniv (Satanov) and was able to photograph the historic 16th century fortress synagogue, which has been … continue reading →