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Romania: With stunning virtual tours, a new portal digitally opens the doors to beautiful synagogues in five towns in western Romania

A new online portal opens the doors to eight ornate synagogues and the Jewish experience in five towns  and cities in western Romania: Reșița, Caransebeș, Lugoj, Timișoara, and Arad. The portal, “Stories of the Synagogues,” includes stunning 3D digital tours … continue reading →

Poland: Long(er) read! Dr. Heidi M. Szpek’s detailed report on the Bagnowka Cemetery Restoration Project’s work in 2022 in Białystok, including recovery of long-buried early 19th century matzevot

In August, members of the U.S.-based  Białystok Cemetery Restoration Project (BCRP), carried out their first field work in the Bagnowka Jewish cemetery in Białystok Poland, since before the pandemic. We posted earlier about some of the discoveries — particularly of the … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: New video — 400th Anniversary of the Imposition of the Ghetto in Pitigliano, Italy

The latest video on our YouTube channel marks the 400th anniversary of the imposition of the Ghetto in Pitigliano, a stunningly beautiful hill town in southern Tuscany known as the “Piccola Gerusalemme”– Little Jerusalem. It’s part of our “Anniversary of … continue reading →

Anniversary of Anniversaries: New video — 150th anniversary of the Rumbach Street Synagogue, Budapest

  We have a new YouTube video up — on the 150th anniversary of the Rumbach st. synagogue in Budapest — designed by Otto Wagner and ceremonially dedicated in 1872! It’s part of our “Anniversary of Anniversaries” series marking this … continue reading →