Dutch King Willem-Alexander took part in a ceremony celebrating the 350th birthday of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, known as the Esnoga or Snoge. After the service, the King met with rabbis and members of the Jewish community. He … continue reading →
The city of Vilnius has demolished the nursery school that was built in the 1960s atop the destroyed Great Synagogue of Vilna, clearing the way for development of the Great Synagogue and Mikvah complex as a heritage site. The two-week … continue reading →
Restoration work on the Moorish-style synagogue building in Vrbové will be continued thanks to more than €600,000 in funding obtained from the EU and the city. A little over a month ago, the My Trnava web site and other media … continue reading →
We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions for the 2027 issue of: Markers: the Annual Journal of the Association for Gravestone Studies. The deadline is November 1, 2025. Markers is the scholarly journal of the U.S.-based Association for … continue reading →
Archaeologists say they have confirmed the discovery of a medieval synagogue in the Old Town of Belchite, in northern Spain. Students taking part in an international archaeological field school this summer revealed the bimah of the synagogue, a report on … continue reading →
