The the third edition of the Czech Republic’s Day of Jewish Monuments takes place August 11 — and this year there is a smartphone app as well as an interactive map to help visitors. On the Day, some 50 selected … continue reading →
The landmark grand synagogue in Pécs, southern Hungary, marked its 150th birthday with a celebratory event that included speeches — but also song. And one of the songs, as this video of the event from the Mazsihisz Jewish umbrella federation … continue reading →
The overwhelming number of Jewish heritage sites in Europe are far from being overwhelmed by mass tourism. A major exception is the Jewish heritage in Prague — where in 2018, three former synagogues that form part of the Prague Jewish … continue reading →
A film called “In Our Synagogue” and shot in part in the synagogue in Khust, southwest Ukraine, has won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Best Short Film prize, in the National competition program, at the Odessa International Film … continue reading →
An international team of Israeli, Lithuanian and American archaeologists who have been excavating for four years at the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius have announced extraordinary discoveries that reveal key elements of the building that for 300 … continue reading →
