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Germany: New ShUM Cities exhibit opens in Worms — will run for five years. Tells the history of the so-called “ShUM cities” — Speyer, Worms, and Mainz, all near each other on the Rhine river — that combined to form a major Jewish center in the middle ages.

(JHE) — A new core exhibit has opened at the Jewish Museum in Worms, Germany, telling the history of the so-called “ShUM cities” — Speyer, Worms, and Mainz, all near each other on the Rhine river — that combined to … continue reading →

Italy: RIP Amos Luzzatto, longtime Jewish leader and champion of Jewish culture and heritage

(JHE) — Italian Jews are mourning the death this week of Amos Luzzatto, a longtime community leader who passed away September 9 aged 92. Luzzatto, a physician and scholar, served as president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) … continue reading →

Ukraine: Volunteer restoration work on Glanzer synagogue in Lviv moves forward — see videos highlighting what’s going on

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Sasha Nazar, of the L’viv Volunteer Center (LVC) of the Hesed Arieh All-Ukrainian Jewish Charitable Foundation, has been moving forward with restoration work on the Jacob Glanzer synagogue in Lviv — and his progress has been getting … continue reading →

NEW RESOURCE FOR HUNGARY: Center for Jewish Art listing/description of all extant synagogue buildings in Hungary

The Center for Jewish Art has published an important new resource for Jewish heritage in Hungary: a listing and brief description of all known extant synagogue buildings in the country, resulting from the CJA’s extensive research trips to Hungary in … continue reading →