In January, we posted about the recent laser scan digitalization of three synagogues in the Bukovina region of western Ukraine that are noted for their elaborate interior decoration: the Beit Tfilah Benjamin Synagogue in Chernivtsi, currently in use by the … continue reading →
Mazel tov to Hanno Loewy, the director of the Jewish Museum in Hohenems, Austria, who has been awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art! He was among 22 people who received high state honors for their services to … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the recipients of the 2025 POLIN awards, granted annually by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw to people “actively working to protect the memory of the history of Polish Jews.” The … continue reading →
A new exhibit at Italy’s state-run National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape … continue reading →
Got some time on your hands and you don’t just want to scroll? Why not play an online jigsaw puzzle — of a synagogue! The web site www.jigsawplanet.com has a collection of hundreds of puzzles based on pictures of synagogues … continue reading →
