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Spain: Remains of the medieval synagogue discovered during restoration of the main altarpiece in the Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville

The mail altarpiece, Santa Maria la Blanca church, Seville. Photo via wikipedia by CarlosVdeHabsburgo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed

Experts carrying out restoration work on the apse and elaborate main altarpiece of the Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville have identified the site, long concealed by the altar, where the Ark had stood when the church functioned as … continue reading →

JHE Newsletter — Spring edition. Catch up with what you might have missed

Spring flowers in the Jewish cemetery in Velká Bukovina, CZ

Our monthly Newsletter – Spring edition — is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed. News, views, and insights from Poland, Romania the UK, Lithuania, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, and more… plus our first 2024 … continue reading →

Yom haShoah 2024: We remember the names. (Watch our video of Holocaust Memorial Monuments that personalize the victims)

Pinkas synagogue, Prague. Names of the more than 77,000 Holocaust victims from Bohemia and Moravia

Today is Yom haShoah, Israel and the Jewish world’s annual day of remembrance of the Holocaust. We remember the names.  We repost here our video about Holocaust Monuments that personalize the victims. We must never forget that  each of the … continue reading →

RIP Frank Stella. We recall the 2016 exhibition in Warsaw of his work inspired by the destroyed wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe

Cover of the catalogue of the Frank Stella exhibit at POLIN museum

The death of the renowned American artist Frank Stella leads us to recall the major exhibition of his work in 2016, inspired by the destroyed wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe. Stella died Saturday at his home in New York, aged … continue reading →