jhe Mazel tov! After about four years of work, the fullscale restoration of the synagogue in Tulcea, southeastern Romania, has been completed — the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities announces that the formal inauguration of the building, built in 1888, will … continue reading →
We mourn the death of a remarkable man, Jakovas (Yaakov) Bunka (Yankl or Yosl Bunk), a renowned folk-style wood-sculptor, World War II hero and passionate keeper of the Jewish flame in his native town, Plunge, Lithuania, who died July 30 at the age … continue reading →
Student archaeologists are carrying out archaeological and architectural research at the Old Synagogue in Krakow under the auspices of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków and the Institute of Archaeology of the Krakow’s Jagiellonian University. Located in the … continue reading →
Police have advised the Jewish Museums in Oslo and Trondheim, Norway, to close to the public because of an unspecified terrorist threat in Norway. Other key sites such as City Hall, the Parliament and Palace were also closed. The web … continue reading →
Plans for the restoration of the Scheinbach Synagogue in Przemyśl, Poland and its transformation into a cultural center are facing new challenges, including structural damage to the building due to a leaking roof, reports Marla Raucher Osborn, a Warsaw-based member of … continue reading →
