Ilya Lensky, of the of the Jews in Latvia Museum in Riga, has sent us this photo, from the Ludza City Council, taken January 13, showing the restored exterior of the Great Synagogue in Ludza. As we reported at … continue reading →
Applications are now open for young scholars from Eastern Europe who wish to take part in the Summer School “Jewish History, Common Past and Heritage: Culture, Cities, Milieus” organized by the L’viv Center for Urban History. The four-week program is … continue reading →
The historic wooden Green Synagogue in Rezekne, Latvia will be reopened January 22 as a wooden architectural heritage center and cultural space with an exhibition about Jewish heritage, following a more than €700,000 renovation. It will be open to the … continue reading →
Just a note to let readers know that we have enabled a comments feature on our “Have Your Say” posts — so that you can join the conversation. You can find Have Your Say on the home page of Jewish Heritage Europe, … continue reading →
The recently published new volume of East European Jewish Affairs — Volume 45 Numbers 2–3 August–December 2015 — is devoted to new Jewish museums in post-communist Europe and has many articles that will be of interest to JHE readers. (JHE Coordinator … continue reading →
