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Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 26th July 2026

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Ungheria: il caratteristico cancello a forma di salice piangente del più celebre monumento in stile Art Nouveau del cimitero ebraico di via Kozma a Budapest ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 21st July 2026

Hungary: distinctive “weeping willow” gate from the most famous art nouveau tomb in Budapest’s Kozma utca Jewish cemetery has been removed – apparently stolen?

The distinctive “weeping willow” gate from the most famous art nouveau tomb in Budapest’s Kozma utca Jewish cemetery has been removed. Apparent online evidence suggests it could have been stolen. The turquoise blue tomb of the Schmidl family was erected ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 21st July 2026

Romania: A former Jewish house from a small village is being installed in an open air ethnographic park, where it will include an installation commemorating Holocaust victims by noted Israeli sculptor Belu Simion Făinaru

An open air ethnographic museum in Transylvania is installing a former Jewish house from a small village in northwest Romania. Once reconstructed on site, it will include an installation by noted Israeli sculptor Belu Simion Făinaru commemorating Jews who were ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 19th July 2026

Italy: The huge Nabatele floating wooden synagogue balloon installation was launched over Venice

Nabatele — a huge hot air balloon representing an Eastern European wooden synagogue — was launched last week over the Venetian lagoon, as a collateral exhibit of the sprawling 61st Venice Biennale international art exhibition. Designed by the Ukraine-born architect, ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 19th July 2026

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Lituania: il Museo dello Shtetl Perduto ha acquisito la Sinagoga della Fabbrica Frenkel a Šiauliai e la restaurerà per restituirla al culto. L’edificio entrerà inoltre ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Friday 17th July 2026

Lithuania: The Lost Shtetl Museum acquires the Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and will restore it for religious use. It will also be part of a new Jewish heritage route

The Lost Shtetl museum in Šeduva has acquired the Chaim Frenkel Factory Synagogue in Šiauliai and plans to reconstruct the dilapidated building for use again as a synagogue. “The brick building […] is currently in a poor condition, so the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 14th July 2026

UK Update: Development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward with a major new grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward thanks to a new major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Heritage Fund announced June 16 that it was awarding ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Tuesday 14th July 2026

Romania: The oldest gravestone in the Jewish cemetery in Timișoara — dating from 1636 — has been restored and conserved

The oldest known tombstone in the Jewish cemetery in Timișoara has undergone conservation and restoration. The matzevah, also believed to be the oldest gravestone in Timisoara, dates from 1636 and marks the grave of Azriel Asael, a member of the ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Sunday 12th July 2026

JHE in italiano: sommario settimanale

Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici Webinar da non perdere: documentare e preservare il patrimonio ebraico in Lettonia, Lituania ed Estonia 9 luglio 2026 Il 29 luglio 2026, dalle 18:30 alle ...

Jewish Heritage Europe
Thursday 9th July 2026

Webinar of Note: Documenting and preserving Jewish heritage in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. July 29 on Zoom

We are pleased to share the announcement of the online seminar “Documenting and preserving Jewish heritage in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.” It will be in English, and aimed at museum professionals and representatives of cultural heritage institutions in Latvia, Lithuania, ...

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