Though a tiny Jewish community still lives in Sibiu, in central Romania, little visible is left of the city’s rich Jewish history, aside from the beautiful Great Synagogue and two Jewish cemeteries. In “Jewish Sibiu: an Almost Forgotten Story” — … continue reading →
This past Sunday morning, October 27, 15 students from a Jewish highschool in Budapest gathered at the Kozma street Jewish cemetery in Budapest for the first clean-up and documentation day organized by the Friends of the Budapest Jewish cemetery, a … continue reading →
Following two years of renovation work, the Jewish museum in the 15th century former synagogue in Tomar, Portugal reopened earlier in October as the Interpretive Center of Tomar Synagogue and Abraão Zacuto Luso-Hebraic Museum. The €280,000 revamp was financed by … continue reading →
The long-derelict synagogue in the small town of Berettyóújfalu in eastern Hungary is under restoration and will become a culture center. The 400 million forint (€1.2 million) restoration is being carried out with major funding (275 million forint – €835,000) … continue reading →
We’ve written quite a bit about the extraordinary ancient Jewish catacombs in Venosa, in southern Italy and the project under way to present and present them. Now you can watch this rather amazing 3D computer reconstruction of … continue reading →
