Art historian and Jewish heritage researcher Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, is one of the millions of Ukrainian refugees — forced to flee to Lviv from his home in Kharkiv after … continue reading →
French TV is running a popular vote “France’s Favorite Monument” competition — and the historic synagogue in Carpentras is in the running. Anyone older than 13 and living in France can take part. Carpentras is helping get out the vote … continue reading →
Applications are open for volunteers to attend the annual 11-day “work camp” to clean-up and restore the Jewish cemetery and historic Schach synagogue in Holešov, Czech Republic, as well as to learn about Jewish heritage and help with the organization … continue reading →
The 19th century Cetate (Citadel) synagogue in Timisoara has been rededicated after partial renovation and returned to the Jewish community for use as a house of worship nearly 40 years after it closed for religious use. At a ceremony Friday … continue reading →
(JHE) — Two long-disused former synagogues in the Czech Republic are for sale. One, built in 1825 but abandoned since the 1990s after being used as a cinema and church after WW2, is on the market for 2,990,000 Czech crowns … continue reading →
