Restoration work on the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, has been completed. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and … continue reading →
We were happy to learn from the Ukrainian Jewish scholar Dr. Eugeny Kotlyar that repairs have been completed on the stained glass windows in the historic synagogue in the Podil district of Kyiv, which were damaged in October by a … continue reading →
The first stage of the restoration of the former Hasidic synagogue in Chortkiv and its transformation into a multipurpose municipal culture and arts center has been completed, the architectural firm a7 announced on its Facebook page. A7 said it had … continue reading →
Archaeologists from the Brno Institute of Archaeological Monument Care have uncovered the foundations of the city’s monumental Great Synagogue, which was built in 1853-55 and torched by the Nazis in March 17-18, 1939 and made other discoveries. “The archaeological research … continue reading →
The recently completed renovation of the 19th century former Kaukaska Synagogue in the eastern Polish town of Krynki has been nominated for an architectural prize. The synagogue, listed as a monument, dates from around 1850 — and owes its name to … continue reading →
