Work is under way to restore the 19th century synagogue in Guebwiller, in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace, France. The Heritage Foundation (Fondation du Patrimoine) has launched a campaign to raise funds for the two-stage project. Main partners behind the … continue reading →
(JHE) — The imposing Great Synagogue in Lille has been re-dedicated with a gala ceremony following a large-scale renovation begun in 2019. The news site La Voix du Nord ran a video of the event held Sunday (January 23): Government … continue reading →
(JHE) — The disused 19th century synagogue in the town of Altkirch, is up for sale by the Consistoire of the Haut Rhin (CIHR), the Jewish administrative body of the Haut Rhin department in eastern France. The synagogue officially went … continue reading →
Between May and October 2021, we published four Jewish cemetery clean-up round-ups, in which we listed around 270 initiatives in 18 countries and more than 150 towns, cities, and villages. In these round-ups, we showed how hundreds of volunteers and others … continue reading →
The New Years 2022 edition of the JHE Monthly Newsletter is out! Looking ahead to 2022, we look forward to celebrating our 10th anniversary this year — and we look back at our most popular posts from 2021. We also provide … continue reading →
