The “New” Jewish cemetery in the Arberia/Dragodan section of the Kosovo capital Priština (Prishtine) was recently restored as part of a €2 million revitalization project involving 18 selected sites of religious and cultural significance in various locations around Kosovo. The … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario settimanale in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa. Novità provenienti da Ungheria e Europa orientale. Buona lettura! SOMMARIO 8-12 DICEMBRE Ungheria: infiltrazioni d’acqua minacciano i sontuosi interni della Nuova Sinagoga di … continue reading →
The lavishly ornate interior of the grand New Synagogue in Szeged awaits much-needed restoration, two years after the multi-million euro restoration of the exterior of the enormous domed building was completed. On Monday, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber toured the … continue reading →
Restoration is complete on the historic, Moorish-style Rumbach street synagogue in Budapest. The project entails the conversion of the synagogue and its entire building complex into a multi-purpose arts, culture, prayer, and education center, and work is still going on … continue reading →
It’s that time of year again…. JHE friend Christian Herrmann has published a calendar for 2020 illustrated with his photographs of Jewish heritage sites in eastern Europe. It is mainly based on the images he exhibited in 2019 in Kyiv … continue reading →
