Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for Applications: European Commission – Protecting the Jewish cemeteries of Europe: fostering stakeholders’ involvement and awareness raising

The European Commission is calling for proposals for a €1.2 million grant for a project regarding Jewish cemetery preservation and education — study visits, workshops, training activities as well as communication actions — that involves “innovative pilot actions” connecting “various … continue reading →

UK: Major redevelopment of Leicester’s Victorian Grade II listed synagogue is completed

Major redevelopment and refurbishment of the Victorian Grade II listed Highfield Street Synagogue in Leicester has been completed, adding a modern foyer, visitors center, exhibition space and other facilities. The £1.2 million redevelopment was funded by the National Heritage Lottery … continue reading →

Call for Applicants: Grant for Research in the Field of History and Culture of the Jews in Russia (before Peter the Great)

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications by the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Foreign and Russian researchers are invited to apply for a grant funding:  “Research in the Field of History and Culture of the … continue reading →

Poland: Warsaw’s Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery is the only Jewish heritage site among 444 winners of competition for state restoration funding. More than 2250 projects applied

(JHE) — The Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery in Warsaw is the only Jewish site among 444 historic sites to win state financial support in the first stage of a twice a year competition for conservation funding organized by the Ministry … continue reading →

UK: London’s Bevis Marks synagogue gets nearly £500,000 National Heritage Lottery Fund grant to kickstart renovations sidelined by the COVID 19 pandemic

London’s historic Bevis Marks synagogue, the oldest in the UK, has received £497,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to carry out renovation and other work hampered over the past year by the COVID 19 pandemic. In an announcement  Friday, the … continue reading →