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Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton. Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage
March 25, 2026, 4:10 pm
Foundation for Jewish Heritage receives £141k investment to expand shul support
Initial grant from National Lottery will help preserve historic synagogues in areas including Wales, Brighton and the East End, tackling declining memberships and limited resources
By Michelle Rosenberg
Michael Mail
March 24, 2026, 5:02 pm
Jewish leader fears his community will ‘shrink’ as he is made an MBE
Michael Mail warns arson attack risks driving British Jews inward as he urges openness after MBE honour
By JN Reporter
Sandys Row synagogue. Pic: Courtesy
February 3, 2025, 2:06 pm
Historic Sandys Row synagogue eyes heritage centre expansion
London's oldest surviving Ashkenazi shul wants to create a Jewish East End cultural hub
By Michelle Rosenberg
Orla Synagogue. Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage, Poland
January 30, 2025, 2:37 pm
Endangered Polish synagogue shortlisted for European heritage support award
Dating back to the 17th century, historic Orla shul hopes to secure funding to guide its preservation and development
By Michelle Rosenberg
Hijar synagogue building Pic: Foundation For Jewish Heritage
August 28, 2024, 8:12 am
Next steps in restoration of medieval Spanish synagogue that survived 1492 expulsion
Historic shul in Hijar has been used as a church for the past 500 years
By Michelle Rosenberg
Brighton's Middle Street Synagogue
June 11, 2024, 12:34 pm
Team appointed to plan future for Brighton’s Middle St Synagogue
Consultants will help shape next steps for historic Grade II-listed shul in project led by Foundation for Jewish Heritage
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage
April 26, 2024, 5:14 pm
Brighton shul given £40,000 from heritage funds
Feasibility study for Grade II-listed Middle Street Synagogue supported by National Heritage Lottery Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and Architectural Heritage Fund
By Michelle Rosenberg
Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage
February 21, 2024, 4:43 pm
Massive turn out for Merthyr Tydfil synagogue open day
'Palpable excitement' as Foundation for Jewish Heritage throws open the doors of planned Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre
By Michelle Rosenberg
Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue (Credit: Foundation for Jewish Heritage)
February 7, 2024, 3:31 pm
Awards scheme to recognise Jewish heritage champions
European Commission takes up proposal from The Foundation for Jewish Heritage to reward contribution of volunteers
By Michelle Rosenberg
Katherine Findlay, Foundation for Jewish Heritage. Pic credit: Becky Craven
January 12, 2024, 12:16 pm
Project officer hired to champion Jewish history and culture
Foundation for Jewish Heritage new hire Katherine Findlay says she's looking forward to conserving and revitalising historic synagogues and Jewish cemeteries
By Michelle Rosenberg
The documentary team and members of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage
October 5, 2023, 12:08 pm
New documentary will tell the tale of medieval Spanish Jewish printer
Foundation for Jewish Heritage championing efforts to film life story of 15th century Eliezer Alantansi from former Jewish quarter of Hijar
By Michelle Rosenberg
First Minister receiving commissioned artwork from Michael Mail
August 4, 2023, 10:51 am
Welsh first minister visits Merthyr Synagogue Heritage Centre project
"A great pleasure, " says Mark Drakeford during meet with Foundation of Jewish Heritage, the charity behind plans to present the 250+ year history, culture and contribution of the Welsh Jewish community
By Michelle Rosenberg
Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue
January 27, 2023, 4:10 pm
Project manager hired to lead restoration of historic Merthyr synagogue
Neil Richardson, who is overseeing plans for a Welsh Jewish Heritage centre on site, says Jewish experiences in Wales are valued and celebrated
By Michelle Rosenberg
UK developers are using tools to geolocate graves and build Jewish memory maps in eastern Europe using local research. Pictured: Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery
January 11, 2023, 12:37 pm
Memory mapping project in Ukraine uses painstaking research by local historian
UK-based researchers are creating a digital 'memory' of a town in western Ukraine once home to a thriving Jewish community
By Jewish News Reporter
The Sassoon Synagogue in Mosul is one of four sites in Iraq that are earmarked for priority work
June 12, 2020, 2:44 pm
Iraq and Syria synagogues are earmarked for ‘urgent’ repair
Jewish heritage body says work on ancient shrines, cemeteries and prayer halls must be done while those in the local community who can authorise the work are still able to
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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