World Monuments Fund Announces New Grant for Five Jewish Heritage Projects

World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced today the receipt of an award of $220,000 from the David Berg Foundation of New York for five projects at Jewish heritage sites in Europe and Africa: the Schola Canton in Venice, Italy; the Great Synagogue of Iaşi, Romania; Split Synagogue in Croatia; Subotica Synagogue in Serbia; and a survey and interpretation project at Jewish sites on Cape Verde. This grant is part of WMF’s Jewish Heritage Program, which since 1988 has worked to preserve more than 50 Jewish cultural sites around the world.