(JHE) — Due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor gatherings, the High Holidays have seen services in long-disused historic synagogues in Essen, Germany and Padova, Italy for the first time since WW2. This adds to the experience of Jewish communities in … continue reading →
(JHE) — Jewish communities in Naples and Venice will be seeing a “return to the future,” with Yom Kippur services celebrated in historic spaces for the first time in more than a century — in order to comply with COVID-19 … continue reading →
(JHE) — Jewish cemeteries have long fascinated photographers. The combination of gravestones (often weathered and sometimes tilted), Hebrew inscriptions, carved decoration — and the nature in which the stones are immersed — create evocative and powerful images. If you’re in … continue reading →
(JHE) — Work is under way to revamp the permanent exhibition in the synagogue in the northern Netherlands city of Groningen and also to renovate some of the building’s infrastructure, the owners of the synagogue — the Oude Groninger Kerken … continue reading →
(JHE) — There are so many webinars and online programs it’s hard to choose. But this one will be of particular interest to our readers: a three-part series on The Art and Architecture of the Synagogue presented by JHE friend … continue reading →
