Today marks the kickoff of the annual European Days of Jewish Culture (EDJC)! Its over-arching theme this year is Memory. This year, official kickoff events are taking place in Brussels — but there are hundreds of other events, stretching into … continue reading →
(JHE) — The Great Lubavitch Synagogue in Vitebsk, the hometown of the artist Mac Chagall, will be rededicated on July 30 following its total reconstruction from a roofless shell. The restoration, a joint project of the Chabad Synagogue on Bronnaya in … continue reading →
Funded by the Hungarian government, the restoration of the the former “Small Synagogue” in Senta, in northern Serbia’s Vojvodina region near the border with Hungary, has been completed; the building will house a cultural center. It was inaugurated with a … continue reading →
The restored wooden synagogue in Kurkliai has opened to the public as a cultural venue, the regional Anykščiai Arts Center. As we posted earlier, restoration work on the building, listed as a cultural monument, was completed in 2021. The Lithuanian … continue reading →
A small private Jewish museum and education space has opened in Białystok, in eastern Poland. Called “Miejsce” — The Place — it is a project spearheaded by the longtime, tireless Jewish heritage researcher and activist Tomasz Wiśniewski. It grew out … continue reading →
