The disastrous flooding that swept most of Venice Tuesday night due to an exceptional “acqua alta” — high tide — toppled trees and caused some damage at the Jewish cemeteries on the Lido island. It left the main square of … continue reading →
A conference in Poland next week will tackle a range of issues relating to Jewish cemetery preservation, documentation, and legal status. The two-day meeting, organized by the Gliwice Museum, will be held at the Memorial House of Upper Silesian Jews, … continue reading →
A number of major synagogues in Europe were built according to designs that were chosen after competitions that drew architects who were often prominent nationally and/or internationally. The grand synagogues in Szeged, Hungary and Trieste, Italy are only two of … continue reading →
The Old Synagogue and its Jewish Museum in Krakow will be closed for the coming 4-1/2 months for renovation work. A museum announcement said the synagogue will be closed from November 12, 2019 to March 31, 2020. It did not … continue reading →
The Jewish museum in Thessaloniki has opened a new wing, with four new spaces for exhibitions and a museum shop. Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos took part in the October 27 inauguration, officially opening the building. According to the ANA news … continue reading →
