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Italy: Plans announced for restoration projects at synagogues in Ancona, Senigallia, and Urbino

The Levantine ynagogue in Ancona during a European Day of Jewish Culture

The Foundation for Italian Jewish Cultural Heritage (FBCEI) plans restoration projects at synagogues in three cities in  Italy’s Marche region —  Ancona, Senigallia, and Urbino. The announcement was made last week following a meeting of the FBCEI Board of Directors … continue reading →

Italy: Rescued fragments of the portal of the magnificent destroyed Old Synagogue of Livorno are planned to be reassembled and erected outside the postwar New Synagogue

Salvaged fragments of the imposing marble portal from the destroyed Old Synagogue in Livorno are planned to be restored and reassembled in front of the city’s modern New Synagogue in a  project led by the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage … continue reading →