The restoration of the Moorish-style 19th century synagogue and adjacent rabbi’s house in Žatec, a small town 80 km northwest of Prague, is up for a national heritage award — and you can vote for it online as one part of the … continue reading →
Summer is drawing to a close, but there are a number of Jewish culture festivals that mark the end of the traditional holiday season. EUROPEAN DAYS OF JEWISH CULTURE The “Big One” is the annual European Days of Jewish Culture … continue reading →
Ecco il sommario in italiano delle nostre notizie dal mondo dei beni culturali ebraici in Europa — Buona lettura! Russia: gli archeologi scoprono, nell’antica città greca di Fanagoria, sul Mar Nero, quella che potrebbe essere una sinagoga di 2000 … continue reading →
Archaeologists excavating at the site of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, on Russia’s northern Black Sea coast, have discovered what they believe are the remains of an synagogue from the late Second Temple period that functioned from the first … continue reading →
NOTE: This updates our post from August 15 with some new material. For nearly a decade, the collections of a Jewish museum in Moscow have included objects from two derelict historic synagogue buildings in Ukraine: the carved wooden doors from … continue reading →
