The modernist masterpiece Villa Tugendhat, in Brno, has reopened to the public after a two-year restoration project. There was a ceremonial event on Feb. 29 and then the building, which is classed by UNESCO as a world heritage site, … continue reading →
The Ehemalige Jüdische Mädchenschule, a former Jewish girls’ school in Berlin, has been transformed and reopened as an arts and dining center — one that includes exhibition spaces, galleries, and even a kosher restaurant that offers Shabbat meals. … continue reading →
Debate in on in the Czech Republic over reports that the Czech Culture Ministry wants to name the dilapidated factory building in eastern Bohemia a cultural heritage site; it as the place to which Oskar Schindler moved the more … continue reading →
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad published its Survey of Jewish Monuments in Bulgaria on Dec. 28. Most of the information on the Bulgaria pages of the JHE website is based on material prepared for … continue reading →
Debates have been going on in Warsaw over the Jewish community’s planned demolition of the Jewish community building at Twarda 6, one of the few 19th century buildings to survive in that part of the city, to make way for … continue reading →
