Congratulations to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, which has won the prestigious Museum Prize 2013, which comes with a monetary award of 100,000 euros. The award — based on the votes of the museum-going public — was announced … continue reading →
As part of its ongoing philatelic series on cultural heritage, Romania recently issued commemorative postage stamps honoring the 130th anniversary of the Great Synagogue in Radauti. The announcement notes that the synagogue was inaugurated “on August 18, 1883, the … continue reading →
Congratulations to Edward Serotta, founder and director of Centropa.org, who was awarded last week in Vienna with the Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria. The Austrian Parliament’s President, Barbara Prammer, presented the medal at a ceremony … continue reading →
Celebrations Jan. 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the magnificent Kadoorie Mekor Chaim Synagogue in Porto, Portugal, the largest active synagogue in Iberia. About 280 Jewish representatives from the U.S., Israel, the United Kingdom and Argentina attended the ceremonies. In the … continue reading →
Congratulations to Rudolf Klein, whose stunning new book about the Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica (Szabadka), Serbia — his home town — has won the award for Vojvodina province’s “Most Beautiful Hungarian Book 2012.” See details in the People section … continue reading →
