The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) is now officially open, following the inauguration this week of a major temporary exhibit on the Jewish experience in Italy from ancient Roman times until the Middle Ages. The inaugural … continue reading →
An appeal has been issued to find funding to repair the inner cupola of the grand synagogue in Florence. Architect Renzo Funaro, head of the Opera del Tempio di Firenze — the body that oversees the repair, maintenance, … continue reading →
A valuable new resource — a manual on preserving and protecting Jewish cemeteries — has been published, in Polish — and is downloadable for free from the internet. Cmentarze żydowskie. Podręcznik dobrych praktyk w ochronie dziedzictwa lokalnego (Jewish cemeteries. Manual … continue reading →
Construction for a parking lot and electrical substation on the site of a Jewish cemetery in the town of Siemiatycze in eastern Poland unearthed skeletal human remains that were then dug up and discarded in a heap of dirt. … continue reading →
The grand Dohany St. synagogue complex in Budapest has been chosen as one of nine historical sites in Europe given the EU’s “European Heritage Label.” The sites were chosen for the list by an independent panel for “celebrating or … continue reading →
