An Adventist church will soon move into the former synagogue in Cork, Ireland, which was closed with a ceremony last month because the local congregation is too small to sustain it. We reported at the time that it was believed that the … continue reading →
The synagogue in the Swiss town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Jura Mountains near the border with France, kicks off a year of celebrations for its 120th birthday with two concerts of klezmer music by the David Bursztein ensemble, March 19 and 20. Anniversary … continue reading →
Despite many positive developments, such as the recent decision of the town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki to protect its Jewish cemetery, and the transfer of headstone fragments found in the Vistula river to Warsaw’s Brodno Jewish cemetery, many threats remain to … continue reading →
A group of young people wants to save the Moorish-style, red-brick former synagogue building in the small town of Radzanów, in central Poland. Devastated in World War II, the building, dating from the beginning of the 20th century and listed … continue reading →
Istanbul’s Quincentennial Foundation Jewish Museum Of Turkey has revamped its permanent exhibition — and changed venues, moving from the Zulfaris synagogue, where it has been located since its inauguration in 2001, to the Neve Shalom synagogue. The Zufaris synagogue (built in … continue reading →
