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Italy: President Sergio Mattarella was guest of honor at a ceremony celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Tempio Maggiore, Rome’s Great Synagogue

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella joined Jewish leaders, other civic and government officials, Holocaust survivors, and local Jews as guest of honor at a crowded ceremony December 5 celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Tempio Maggiore — the grand Great Synagogue … continue reading →

Russia Update: Restoration of the grand synagogue in Samara continues. The project suffered delays but should be completed in 2 years.

The restoration of the grand, largely demolished Choral Synagogue in Samara, on the Volga River in Russia, has suffered delays but should be completed by the end of 2026. As we posted earlier, a symbolic cornerstone for the restoration, carried out … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Tracing Jewish Histories – The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture. Submission deadline Feb. 27, 2025

Medieval Old Synagogue, Sopron, Hungary

We are pleased to share this CfP for the symposium: Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture,   May 19-20, 2025, The Courtauld Institute of Art’s Vernon Square campus, London Deadline for submissions:  February … continue reading →