The red brick former synagogue in the small town of Susz, in northern Poland, is being developed as the home of a new regional museum. Renovation work began early this year, and the museum is expected to open in 2021. … continue reading →
Shavua tov! We are starting the week with a small online exhibit of colorful paper cuts by Warsaw-based Danuta Petruczenko. Almost all of them are based on present-day reconstructions of the intricate painted decoration found in historic synagogues, most of … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (formerly Stanisławów) has launched an emergency fund-raising campaign to repair the Tempel synagogue, which has suffered considerable water damage due to recent heavy rains. According to the web site jewishnews.com.ua, the community is seeking … continue reading →
The 18th century former synagogue from the village of Allersheim, in south-central Germany near Würzburg, is being rebuilt stone by stone as part of the Franconian Open-Air Museum of the Middle Franconia District (Das Fränkische Freilandmuseum des Bezirk Mittelfranken) — … continue reading →
Jewish activists and local media in Odessa have raised an alarm about the potential impact of a six-story apartment block about to be built next door to the former Meat Butchers’ synagogue, which has housed the multi-purpose Migdal JCC since … continue reading →
