Ireland’s oldest Jewish cemetery, the Ballybough Jewish cemetery in the Fairview section of northeast Dublin, has been handed over to the Dublin City Council for care, management, and maintenance, according to the Irish Times. Located behind a wall … continue reading →
Announcement of a Conference: JEWISH HERITAGE TOURISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE. Organized by Beit Venezia, Jewish Heritage Europe and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, the conference will take place in Venice, Oct. 23-25. The program is set, but … continue reading →
Summer is the season for volunteer clear up initiatives — and many are going on, in several countries. Almost all deal specifically with Jewish cemeteries, but in Ukraine, one will focus on a former synagogue building as well as … continue reading →
The Synagogue de la Victoire, the Grand Synagogue of Paris, is marking this year the 150th anniversary of the beginning of its construction with a new, richly illustrated book that recounts the synagogue’s history and architecture and 150 … continue reading →
The so-called White Synagogue in Joniškis in northern Lithuania officially reopens as a cultural venue next month after restoration, joining the neighboring Red Synagogue, which reopened for cultural use in 2014, to a unique Jewish cultural and heritage ensemble. … continue reading →
