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 →
Italy’s Culture Ministry has restored €25 million in state funding for the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS), enabling the museum, located in the northeast city Ferrara, to complete its ambitious building complex and exhibition. The funding … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Wolfisheim, a village near Strasbourg in France’s Alsace region, has launched an appeal for donations to help restore the stained glass windows of its synagogue. The appeal is being promoted by France’s Heritage Foundation (Fondation du … continue reading →
This is exciting news! The blueprints and other documentation for the majestic New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary have been discovered, and an exhibition is being planned — possibly in time for next year to mark the 160th birthday of the … continue reading →
We had planned to write about an ambitious, recently carried out EU-funded cross-border project focused on revitalizing the related — and historic — Jewish cemeteries in Osoblaha, Czech Republic and nearby Biała, Poland, but unfortunately we also have to note … continue reading →
