By now it’s a JHE tradition. The night of November 9-10 marks the 81st anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over … continue reading →
Two and a half years ago, Oxford scholar Abigail Green wrote a Have Your Say op-ed for us, titled “How recognizing the “Jewish country house” expands our understanding of Jewish heritage.” She argued that, in addition to synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, … continue reading →
Following two years of renovation work, the Jewish museum in the 15th century former synagogue in Tomar, Portugal reopened earlier in October as the Interpretive Center of Tomar Synagogue and Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum. The €280,000 revamp was financed by … continue reading →
Sacred Spaces: From Temple to Synagogue— a documentary film by Celia Lowenstein about the history, art, and architecture of synagogues — has its New York premiere on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Chelsea Film Festival. It has been shown at … continue reading →
The Jewish holiday of Sukkoth, the “festival of booths,” starts tonight and lasts a week. It is both a harvest festival and a commemoration of the years Jews spent wandering in the desert in Biblical times. On the first day, … continue reading →
