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The restored wooden synagogue in Alanta has reopened as part of the Molėtai Regional Museum. It will serve as a venue for exhibitions and cultural events. The small, simple synagogue, which was used ...
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Lithuania update: The restored wooden synagogue in Alanta opens as part of the Molėtai Regional Museum
The restored wooden synagogue in Alanta has reopened as part of the Molėtai Regional Museum. It will serve as a venue for exhibitions and cultural events. The small, simple synagogue,
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
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.
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
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Have Your Say: From “Sad Grandeur” to New Hope — The Revival of Timișoara’s Fabric Synagogue
The magnificent Fabric Synagogue în Timișoara, Romania îs — finally — under restoration after decades of neglect. Designed by the prolific Hungarian synagogue architect Lipót Baumhorn, it was built between 1897 and 1899. In this Have Your Say personal essay, Anna Szentgyörgyi, who has been involved in recent efforts to draw attention to the building and support for its preservation, describes developments over the past few years and reflects on the impact of international cooperation and local commitment .