Today, Sept. 29, is the annual European Day of Jewish Culture — with hundreds of events planned in a dozen countries around Europe: performances, lectures, concerts, guided tours, food-tastings, book fairs, and more. Synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and other Jewish heritage … continue reading →
Taking a cue from Krakow, Poland, Bucharest will have its own “Night of the Synagogues” on Sept. 24. Three of the city’s synagogues as well as the JCC will be open to the public with a variety of activities. As … continue reading →
The public is invited to “open doors” events at the Jewish cemetery in Moinesti, in northeast Romania, on Sept. 6 and 8, between 4 and 6 p.m. The events are sponsored by the Leolam Jewish Heritage Foundation, which was founded … continue reading →
Each Thursday night this summer, the garden of Florence’s magnificent Moorish-style synagogue is being transformed in the Balagan Cafe — a varied program of cultural events, schmoozing, and kosher food & drink, that has been drawing hundreds of people each … continue reading →
Rudolf Klein’s photographs of synagogues in central Europe are exhibited in an exhibition associated with the Jewish Culture Festival that is part of European Cultural Capital events in Kosice, Slovakia. The inaugural event is July 18. From the exhibition web … continue reading →
