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UK: Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life project shortlisted for heritage award

The Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s House of Life heritage experience has been shortlisted for a heritage award presented by the Association for Heritage Interpretation (AHI), a professional network for heritage interpreters. It’s up for the “Untold Stories” award category of the AHI’s 2021 … continue reading →

Pipe Organs in Synagogues — Pride and Polemics. (See pix and access an article and music)

Ark in the Fabric synagogue, Timisoara, showing the organ behind and above it. Photo © Anna Szentgyörgyi

Having an organ in a synagogue is a fairly recent innovation, related to the emancipation of the Jews and spread of reform Judaism in the 19th century.  The introduction of a pipe organ into a synagogue sometimes sparked heated polemics. … continue reading →