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Italy: Agreement with state recognizes Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) as sole Jewish authority over activities related to Jewish cemeteries discovered during archaeological work

In the villa Torlonia catacombs, Rome. Photo: Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Itay

The Italian government has signed an agreement with the umbrella Union of Italian Jewish Communities(UCEI) that officially recognizes the UCEI as the sole Jewish institution with authority over “excavation, conservation, and restoration” activities related to Jewish cemeteries discovered during archaeological … continue reading →

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Russia: Archaeologists say excavations in Phanagoria, on Russia’s northern Black Sea coast, reveal a larger Jewish quarter as well as ancient synagogue

An amphora excavated at Phanagoria with a menorah painted on it. Photo: Institute for Archaeology

Russian archaeologists excavating at the site of the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria, on Russia’s northern Black Sea coast, say an ancient synagogue they unearthed last year was part of a larger Jewish quarter that included a winery, garden, residential … continue reading →

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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 →

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Lithuania: this month’s excavations at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna yielded exciting discoveries including polychrome decoration

This season’s excavations at the site of the Great Synagogue in Vilnius revealed remains of the polychrome decorated floor and walls of the main prayer hall, huge collapsed columns, and other evidence of “the intensity of the destruction of the … continue reading →

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Spain: Remains of the medieval synagogue discovered during restoration of the main altarpiece in the Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville

The mail altarpiece, Santa Maria la Blanca church, Seville. Photo via wikipedia by CarlosVdeHabsburgo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed

Experts carrying out restoration work on the apse and elaborate main altarpiece of the Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville have identified the site, long concealed by the altar, where the Ark had stood when the church functioned as … continue reading →

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