A ceremony Feb. 3 in Ponta Delgada, on the island of San Miguel in the Portuguese Azores, kicked off the restoration of the Shaar Hashomaylum Synagogue, which was built around 1820 and consecrated in 1836 and is Portugal’s oldest synagogue built … continue reading →
Journalists were taken on a tour Feb. 5 to see the progress of the installation of the core exhibit of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, which will have its grand opening on October 28. … continue reading →
The Prague Jewish Museum has a new visitor information and reservation center. The facility, which opened February 3, is located at Meiselsa 15, close to the several historic synagogues that comprise the museum and house its exhibitions. The museum in … continue reading →
We are happy to note these calls for Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History in New York. The Lapidus 2014 Summer Fellowship Program application deadline is March 3, 2014. The Center for Jewish History and the American Jewish … continue reading →
The more than century-old former synagogue in Grybów, southern Poland, has been hit by fire some five times since Christmas, with the latest episode Feb. 2, the local news portal Sadeczanin.info reports, summarized by Virtual Shtetl, reports. Firefighters responded each time and believe … continue reading →
