We only occasionally report on updated web sites — but we would like to point out this one. The web site for the restoration of the synagogue in Bytča, Slovakia is now fully available in an English language version. (NOTE: … continue reading →
Our new Have Your Say op-ed is an intensely personal essay by Ionanna Galanaki, who is completing her PhD at Southampton University on the revival of the Etz Chayyim synagogue and community in the ancient port of Chania, Crete. … continue reading →
Mazel tov to JHE friend Sergey Kanovich — Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė has awarded him a high state honor for his work to preserve Lithuanian Jewish heritage. Kanovich, who founded of the Šeduva “Lost Shtetl” Jewish Memorial Fund and … continue reading →
Slovak media is reporting on progress in the restoration of the long-derelict synagogue that anchors the Orthodox Jewish compound on Zvonarska street in Košice, the main city in eastern Slovakia. Korzár Košice writes that the latest step in the … continue reading →
As we’ve reported earlier, the JHE web site is undergoing a re-design and update, with new material, organization, and search functions — among other things, our site will be fully responsive for viewing on smartphones and tablets. Here is … continue reading →
