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Lithuania: Still time to see a photo exhibition on Lithuanian synagogues

If you’re in Lithuania — there is still time to see “Back to Shul,” an exhibition of photographs of Lithuanian synagogues by the British photographer Richard Schofield, the founder and creative director of the International Centre for Litvak Photography. The … continue reading →

Three Books of Note: the Ghetto in Global History; and Synagogue Architecture — in the Islamic World and in Central Europe

We’d like to note three recently published books that will be of interest to our readers. They deal with synagogue architecture in Central Europe and the Islamic World, and with the history of the Ghetto: — Synagogues in the Islamic … continue reading →

Ukraine: synagogue in Chechelnyk to be restored for pilgrims

Work has begun to restore the ruined synagogue in Chechelnyk, southwestern Ukraine, for the use of Hasidic pilgrims visiting the graves of the Tzaddik Moshe Zvi Giterman of Savran and his descendants, according to the Religious Information Service of Ukraine. … continue reading →

New Have Your Say: “Makom” in a revived synagogue in Crete; the role of Nikos Stavroulakis

  Our new Have Your Say op-ed is an intensely personal essay by Ionanna Galanaki, who is completing her PhD at Southampton University on the revival of the Etz Chayyim synagogue and community in the ancient port of Chania, Crete. … continue reading →