Harking back to the traditional wooden synagogues in eastern Europe, a new wooden synagogue is now set to be built — in London: a small, modern chapel that that will be attached to the Victorian era lodge of the historic … continue reading →
An installation by the British artist Ben Jack Nash is breathing life into the abandoned synagogue in Reichshoffen, France as a means of using art as a means of bringing back memory of the Jewish history of the town. Called … continue reading →
Our friends and colleagues at the Center for Jewish Art at Hebrew University in Jerusalem have had an eventful past year, which (among other things) has included the launch of the Historic Synagogues of Europe web site, the publication of … continue reading →
Every so often we like to point out how preserving and maintaining Jewish heritage, including Jewish cemeteries, is not just a European issue. The Forward runs a story about the difficult situation with the Bayside Jewish cemetery in Queens, NY … continue reading →
A major exhibition on medieval Jewish life and culture in northern Europe is under way at the Musée des Antiquités in Rouen, France. Called Savants e Croyants: Les Juifs d’Europe du Nord au Moyen Age (Scholars and Believers: Jews of … continue reading →
