The Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania is selling the synagogue in Săveni, not far from Botoşani in the northeast part of the country. According to the Gazeta de Botoşani, the building is in an advanced state of decay … continue reading →
The World Monuments Fund has placed the 17th century Great Synagogue in Iaşi, in northern Romania, on its 2014 Watch list of endangered cultural heritage sites, underscoring the threats to the historic building, the oldest synagogue in Romania and one … continue reading →
Just four months after celebrations marked the 150th anniversary of the orthodox synagogue in Miskolc, Hungary, threats to the building’s structural integrity due to the subsidence of the foundation have forced closure of the building. Today, October 6, was the … continue reading →
E. Randol Schoenberg, Acting Executive Director of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, has written a detailed blog post about the rededication ceremony October 5 of the little rural synagogue in Čkyně, a small town in southern Czech Republic where … continue reading →
This brief documentary describes the work of the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina Association (and its Ludmir Fellowship) in researching and documenting Jewish history, heritage and culture in Bukovina and Galicia, in western Ukraine. The second part of the film shows … continue reading →
