In response to our post about the new near-replica synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia (formerly Königsberg, East Prussia), JHE friend Prof. Carsten Wilke of Central European University has sent us this image of a book plate (ex libris) that features a … continue reading →
Exactly 80 years after the grandiose New Synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia — formerly Königsberg, East Prussia — was destroyed on Kristallnacht, a newly constructed near replica of the great domed building was dedicated on the same spot where the … continue reading →
In what was truly a Shehecheyanu moment, a Mezuzah was affixed to the entrance of the partially restored Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh (Ostrog), Ukraine, built in the early 17th century. Visiting rabbis and pilgrims from the USA, Israel, … continue reading →
The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →
Nearly seven years ago, at Hanukkah 2011, the then-U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Norm Eisen, hosted the pre-launch of Jewish Heritage Europe at the palatial ambassadorial residence in Prague. JHE Director Ruth Ellen Gruber demonstrated our site to … continue reading →
