The Foundation for Jewish Heritage has purchased the historic but derelict synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and hopes to realize plans to transform it into a Welsh Jewish Heritage Center. “The Foundation wants the Merthyr project to promote inter-cultural dialogue … continue reading →
The death last month of Edda Servi Machlin, known for her Italian Jewish cookbooks, has prompted a focus on the Jewish heritage in her hometown, the beautiful hill town of Pitigliano, dramatically perched on a neck of rust-colored tufa rock … continue reading →
Budapest’s three grand main synagogues, located in the central part of the city on Dohány, Kazinczy and Rumbach streets, are local landmarks. But there are a more than a score of other synagogues scattered around the Hungarian capital, most of … continue reading →
Today, September 1, marks the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II — the global conflict that encompassed the Holocaust and brought devastation to the Jewish world in Europe. It is also the 20th anniversary of the European … continue reading →
Ecco l’appuntamento settimanale con le novità dal mondo dei beniculturali ebraici in Europa. Novità provenienti da Ucraina, Svizzera/Francia, e tutto Europa. SOMMARIO 25-29 AGOSTO Ucraina: scoperti i resti della sinagoga del XVIII secolo di Buchach durante lavori di … continue reading →
