A former synagogue in southern Budapest’s outlying 22nd district has been restored and will be used as a local library. Built in the early 19th century, the small Baroque synagogue was home to an orthodox congregation before World War II. … continue reading →
Hagay HaCohen writes a long, information article about the Managing Jewish Built Heritage Conference in Krakow, for Polish Radio’s Hebrew language service. Click here to view the story (in Hebrew — but google translate gives pretty much of the gist) … continue reading →
Portugal’s Lusa news agency reports that Portuguese researchers have discovered hundreds of secret markings that Jews left on buildings in the town of Seia, in northern Portugal, following their forced conversion to Catholicism in the 16th century. Reporting on the … continue reading →
Several participants in last week’s working seminar in Krakow on Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage have written about the conference on web sites/blogs. Thanks to them for getting the word out! Click the links below to see what they said: The … continue reading →
JTA reports that Boris Slobodnyuk, a Ukrainian Christian who is working to save the dilapidated, 16th-century fortress synagogue in Sataniv,was honored at an interaith forum in Kiev. It said Slobodnyuk received the forum’s 2013 Crystal Noah Tolerance Award on Tuesday at … continue reading →
