As we did last year, we’re marking March 8 — International Women’s Day — by highlighting the way Jewish women are remembered in visual terms: specifically, the way women are portrayed in Jewish funerary art. Jewish cemeteries are often called … continue reading →
The Budapest Jewish Community reports that restoration of the small synagogue in Budapest’s outlying Zuglo district, which was gutted by an electrical fire at Simchas Torah, October 24 2016, is nearing completion. No date for the rededication of the building … continue reading →
The long-planned, and long-delayed restoration of the ruined synagogue in Vidin, Bulgaria may begin this year, with the aim of completion by the end of 2021. Plans are to convert the synagogue into a multi-functional cultural space including a museum … continue reading →
The Times of Israel reports that the conservation of the ancient Roman-era Jewish catacombs at the the Villa Torlonia has been completed — but wonders when the site will be opened to visitors. An article in TOI by Rossella Tercatin … continue reading →
Regional authorities in the south-central Świętokrzyskie Voivodship (region) will use EU funding to finance the restoration of the synagogue in the town of Chęciny, Poland and transform it into a Memorial Center for Jewish Culture. Chęciny Mayor Robert Jaworski told Echo … continue reading →
