NOTE: This updates our post yesterday (Feb. 25). Former synagogues in two villages near each other in western Belarus are up for sale. One, the former Great Synagogue in Ostrino (Astryna), goes up for auction March 18 with a starting … continue reading →
There is still time to submit a proposal for a paper at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, scheduled to be held November 20-23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas (or ….maybe online?). The deadline for submission is March 8. … continue reading →
Another former synagogue in Belarus is up for sale for a nominal price — this one is the former Great Synagogue in the small town of Ostrino (Astryna), in western Belarus near the Polish and Lithuanian borders. Terms of the … continue reading →
The city of Zenica, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has returned the Moorish-style synagogue for the use of the Bosnian Jewish community, in hopes of fostering the historic multicultural identity of the town. Jakob Finci, the president of the Jewish community of Bosnia-Herzegovina, … continue reading →
A small, half-timbered building in Telgte, a town in western Germany near Munster, that once housed a synagogue will undergo renovation work thanks to a €50,000 grant from the private, non-profit German Foundation for Monuments Protection. The grant was announced … continue reading →
