Since we posted in 2020 about the successful campaign to save the synagogue in the Cliftonville neighborhood of Margate, a seaside resort in the county of Kent, the red brick building, inaugurated in May 1929, has been transformed into a … continue reading →
The Moorish style 19th century synagogue in Pisek will soon be opened to the public on a regular basis, thanks to an agreement between the town administration, the Pisek Municipal Library, the Jewish Community in Prague and Matana, the Jewish … continue reading →
There is some hope for the preservation of the elegant but long-derelict neoclassical synagogue in the town of Abony. The city has taken over its management and — pending funding — hopes to restore it as a cultural space. Last … continue reading →
Mazel tov! After a full reconstruction, the Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, long an iconic ruin, was reconsecrated May 29 with a joyous ceremony that included the blowing of shofars, parading with Torah scrolls, and … continue reading →
A major exhibition about the discoveries made during the excavations of the site of the destroyed great Synagogue is under way at the Lithuanian Jewish Culture and Identity Museum in Vilnius. Called Unearthing the Great Synagogue of Vilna. it opened on … continue reading →
