A new round of application for grants from the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe is now open for three of its grants categories: Museums; Jewish Education; and Archives & Libraries. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2020. A different procedure is in place due … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (formerly Stanisławów) has launched an emergency fund-raising campaign to repair the Tempel synagogue, which has suffered considerable water damage due to recent heavy rains. According to the web site jewishnews.com.ua, the community is seeking … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH), which has obtained major funding for the urgent preservation work entailed in the next stage of its flagship project to restore and repurpose the long-derelict Gothic revival synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil, … continue reading →
Reuters has run an article about how, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the loss of tourism revenue from Jewish heritage sites owned or administered by the Prague Jewish community — in particular from the Prague Jewish Museum — is hurting the … continue reading →
With on-site work on hold due to the coronavirus crisis, the foundation creating the Lost Shtetl Museum and memorial complex in the Lithuanian town of Šeduva has reached out to the local community with a €15,000 donation for the emergency … continue reading →
