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UK Update: Emergency fund-raising campaign for Brighton’s Middle Street Synagogue is extended

The Brighton and Hove Hebrew Congregation (BHHC) has extended an emergency fund-raising campaign to restore the historic Middle Street Synagogue in Brighton, after the original campaign last week fell far short of the £250,000 goal, raising less than £76,000 as … continue reading →

Italy: Culture Ministry allocates grant for ongoing renovation work at Venice Jewish museum and three 16th century synagogues

Italy’s Culture Ministry has allocated €1.65 million toward the ongoing renovation work at the Venice Jewish museum and three 16th century synagogues in in the historic Venice Ghetto. The grant comes as part of a €106 million package for nearly … continue reading →

Czech Republic: the Prague Jewish Museum reports a stark operational crisis due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and skyrocketing costs. Last year visitors were down around 80 percent from 2019

In its current Newsletter, the Prague Jewish Museum presents a stark summation of how the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine and associated economic and energy crisis have affected the Museum and its operation. With visitors in 2021 … continue reading →

Czech Republic Update: Monument made of gravestones cut into cobbles and used for paving is under construction

September 7 will see the unveiling of a new memorial constructed of hundreds of rescued Jewish gravestone fragments that had been cut into cobblestones during the communist era and used to pave a major pedestrian plaza in downtown Prague. The … continue reading →

Spain: €500,000 EU funding for rehabilitation of Hijar’s medieval Jewish quarter

The small town of Híjar, in the northern Spanish region of Aragon, has been granted €500,000 from the EU for the rehabilitation and restoration of its medieval Jewish quarter, including the medieval synagogue, now St. Anthony church. The announcement was … continue reading →