jhe At the beginning of December, a nearly 3,000 people packed Budapest’s majestic Dohany St. synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — for a concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) and guest artist Daniel Barenboim. The concert … continue reading →
The Jewish Museum in the 17th century synagogue in Tykocin, Poland will mark its 40th anniversary on Dec. 17 — with a day of events that include the inauguration of a revamped permanent exhibition and other renovations of the … continue reading →
The restoration of the synagogue in Alba Iulia, Romania is “95 percent complete,” and the building will be rededicated next year, reports Lucia Apostol, deputy director of the Federation of Romania Jewish Communities’ department for the development and … continue reading →
The World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) has launched a new database of Warsaw properties aimed at helping Holocaust survivors and their heirs identify their property so they can reactivate their claims before a recent law allows the city to take … continue reading →
In a fascinating article in The Forward, Julie Masis writes about a trend in Jewish cemeteries in the United States — gravestones are being forbidden for the low-income deceased as Jewish burial groups cut back. “It is a matter … continue reading →
