Jewish Heritage Europe

France: A fundraising campaign is launched to restore the former synagogue in Hégenheim as an arts center. The synagogue has not been used for worship in more than a century

In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center.  Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →

Poland-Slovakia: Work to go ahead of EU-funded project to restore the synagogues in Czarny Dunajec, Poland and Trstená, Slovakia, after a tense vote by the Czary Dunajec municipal council

Thanks to a tense but positive vote this week by the municipal council of Czarny Dunajec in southern Poland, work will proceed on the restoration project for the town’s long disused former synagogue. The joint project to restore both it … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe’s Academic Jewish Studies grants starting in September 2026. The deadline for applications is 13 January 2026 at 5pm GMT

The Tullia Zevi National Library of Italian Judaism in Rome

Applications are now open for the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe’s Academic Jewish Studies programme for funding starting in September 2026. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 13 January 2026 at 5pm GMT. Three new grant categories for individual scholars, university … continue reading →

Slovakia update: Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue in Vrbové is to continue thanks to more than €600,000 in EU and city funding

Former synagogue, Vrbové, Slovakia

Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue  building in Vrbové will be continued thanks to more than €600,000 in funding obtained from the EU and the city.  A little over a month ago, the My Trnava web site  and other media … continue reading →

Ukraine: Chortkiv received grant from Aliph Foundation to begin restoration of the historic Hasidic Kloyz synagogue

The city of Chortkiv in western Ukraine has won a grant to begin restoration of what its web site called the city’s “historical pearl” — the Hasidic synagogue, or Kloyz of the Tzaddik Rabbi David Moshe Friedmann.  An announcement on … continue reading →