We would like to signal an extraordinary four-part series of videos put together by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter based on the collections of the Jewish author, playwright and researcher S. An-sky, who led a series of ethnographic expeditions in 1912-1914 … continue reading →
Significant progress has been made in the painstaking, but long-stalled, restoration of the 17th Century Great Synagogue in Iaşi, Romania. The scaffolding that had shrouded the building since 2005 has come down, revealing the restored exterior (which leaves the stone … continue reading →
The site of a large, ornate synagogue in London that was torn down in the 1950s is begin marked with a commemorative plaque by the Islington district council. The North London Synagogue stood in John Street (now Lofting Road), Barnsbury. It was built in … continue reading →
Work is also under way — or planned — to restore the 18th century Jewish cemetery in Falmouth, on the south coast of Cornwall. Funding is still being sought. (We reported in February on restoration work in the Jewish cemetery … continue reading →
A Holocaust memorial has been dedicated in Šeduva, Lithuania, as the first stage of a much broader complex there aimed at memorializing Šeduva Jews, which will be officially opened later this year. A private ceremony dedicated the memorial at the end of May. As part of the … continue reading →
