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Serbia: magnificent Subotica synagogue officially reopened

View of the women's gallery, Subotica, Serbia

After decades of fitful starts and setbacks, the magnificent art nouveau synagogue in Subotica, Serbia has been officially reopened with a high-profile ceremony attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. (A second dedication ceremony organized … continue reading →

Hungary: New hi-tech Museum in renovated synagogue honors Jewish scientists

A hi-tech new museum complex centered on the renovated synagogue in the Lake Balaton resort town of Balatonfüred, Hungary, honors Jewish achievement in science and technology. Owned by the municipality, the House of Jewish Excellence opened March 20 in the synagogue … continue reading →

Lithuania: Still time to see a photo exhibition on Lithuanian synagogues

If you’re in Lithuania — there is still time to see “Back to Shul,” an exhibition of photographs of Lithuanian synagogues by the British photographer Richard Schofield, the founder and creative director of the International Centre for Litvak Photography. The … continue reading →

Poland: Permanent Exhibition Opens at Warsaw’s Bródno Jewish Cemetery

  A visitor’s center housing a permanent exhibition on Jewish funeral traditions has opened at the Bródno Jewish cemetery in Warsaw’s Praga district. The opening February 6 of the Bet Almin – House of Eternity represented a major step in … continue reading →

Important New Resource on European Synagogues Launched

  ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]      An important new resource on European synagogues is now online. It’s a web site — historicsynagogueseurope.org — that includes an interactive survey map of more than 3,000 synagogues in 48 countries, with … continue reading →