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Poland: Archaeologists have begun research at the site of the destroyed Goldberg synagogue in Otwock, where significant remnants of the building were discovered this past summer

Fragments of the destroyed Goldberg synagogue, Otwock. Photos: Masovian Provincial Conservator of Monuments

Archaeologists have begun research at the site of the destroyed Goldberg synagogue in Otwock, near Warsaw, where significant remnants of the building — the town’s main synagogue before WW2 — were discovered this past summer during construction of a new … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program 2025/26

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for the Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program (2025/26) Application deadline: 16 December 2024   The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) offers fellowships to external … continue reading →

As Israel and the Jewish world mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 massacre, we post some images of Jerusalem found in European synagogues, demonstrating the connection felt by Jews to the Holy Land

Painting by Avram Mendel Grünberg (or Grinberg) of Jerusalem , Grain Merchants Synagogue Bacau, Romania

As Israel and the Jewish world mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 massacre, we post some images of Jerusalem found in synagogues, demonstrating the connection felt by Jews to the Holy Land. ShareTweetSharePin