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Bulgaria: Vidin synagogue formally transferred to city

  UPDATE: Bulgarian’s Jewish community has formally transferred ownership of the ruined synagogue in Vidin, on the Danube River, to the municipality, lending hope that restoration of the building and its conversion into a cultural center might begin. The transfer … continue reading →

Poland: Mikveh in Wrocław under restoration, as both a functioning ritual bath and exhibition space

  The Bente Kahan Foundation has begun to restore the more than century-old mikveh in Wrocław, Poland as both a functioning ritual bath and space for a permanent exhibition dedicated to the narrative of the Jewish lIfe cycle. The mikveh … continue reading →