Jewish Heritage Europe

UK Update: The Ark cultural hub in the former Cliftonville Margate synagogue has full programming and launches new web site on East Kent Jewish Heritage (focusing on the seaside resort experience…)

Since we posted in 2020 about the successful campaign to save the synagogue in the Cliftonville neighborhood of Margate, a seaside resort in the county of Kent, the red brick building, inaugurated in May 1929, has been transformed into a … continue reading →

Poland: Archaeologists have begun excavations at the site of the pre-burial house and synagogue, which once stood at the entrance to Warsaw’s Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery

Archaeologists have begun excavations at the site of the pre-burial house and synagogue that once stood at the entrance to the Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery in Warsaw. “The buildings were erected in the second half of the 19th century. They … continue reading →