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UK Update: 1960s Brighton & Hove reform synagogue listed at Grade II historic building. The move is expected to save it from demolition

Historic England has listed the Brighton and Hove synagogue, built in the 1960s and noted for its stunning array of Holocaust memorial stained glass windows, as a Grade II historic building. Announced April 2, the listing cites both the  historic … continue reading →

Lithuania: The 2023 documentary film – The Secrets of the Great Synagogue of Vilna – can now be viewed free online

We have posted a number of times about the extraordinary discoveries archaeologists have made over the past few years at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania. Now the 2023 documentary film about the excavations and discoveries … continue reading →

Hungary: Hungarian Jewish Museum outdoor exhibit displays centuries-old Jewish gravestones, with lots of informative signage

The exhibition of Ottoman-era gravestones from Buda in the porch of the Dohany st synagogue in Budapest

In addition to its “inside” exhibits, the Jewish Museum in Budapest has mounted an exhibition of centuries-old Jewish gravestones that date from the middle ages and the period of Ottoman rule in the Buda district, near the castle (1541-1686). It … continue reading →