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After a long time, the Trenčín Synagogue opened its doors to the press public. An introductory conference of the project of restoration of this unique building took place on its premises on 2. June, 2021. The area, which will soon be renovated, was visited by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Slovakia, representatives of the Ministry of Investment, local government representatives, the Regional Monuments Office in Trenčín and the Regional Tourism Organization. The event took place under strict anti-pandemic measures.

The Jewish community of Trenčín has spent years trying to save a unique synagogue in the center of the historic city. Now can begin its recovery thanks to a project funded by EEA Grants and the state budget. We will present it to the public through a press conference on 2. June in the synagogue.

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From 1911, information began to appear in the local Hungarian-German newspaper Vágvölgyi Lap related to the urgent need to build a new Jewish synagogue. After the general assembly of the Jewish community, led by its chairman Henrik Kácser, elected a new building committee on October 28, 1910, the search began for suitable land under the synagogue.

The Jewish community Trenčín was successful with its project "Restoration, Reconstruction and Revitalization of the Synagogue in Trenčín". Funding for the repair of the synagogue and the subsequent creation of a cultural center was obtained from EEA Grants and the state budget of the Slovak Republic. It thus ranked among the first 12 successful applicants to succeed under the Culture Program, redistributing 10,158,938 EUR among them.

At the beginning of December, the Jewish Religious Community (ŽNO) in Trenčín signed a project agreement with the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatization. It is published in the central register of contracts at https://www.crz.gov.sk/zmluva/5182324/. ŽNO in Trenčín received  898,000 EUR for the project from EEA Grants and the state budget of the Slovak Republic within the Culture Program, and will co-finance it in the amount of 110,989 EUR.