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Hungary: orchestra synagogue concert tour highlights newly restored synagogue in Albertirsa

  The Budapest Festival Orchestra is winding up a three-date tour of concerts in provincial synagogues this week — a tour that included a performance in the newly renovated, more than 200-year-old synagogue in the town of Albertirsa. The tour … continue reading →

Romania: Orthodox Great Synagogue in Oradea rededicated after lengthy renovation

  After eight years of work, the Hevra Sas Orthodox Synagogue (the Great Synagogue) in Oradea, Romania was officially rededicated at a joyous ceremony Saturday night — watch the video of the event:     The synagogue, which seats 1,050 … continue reading →

Italy: The Stunning Synagogues of Piemonte and the Challenges of Tourism

  Few other parts of Italy (or, indeed, of Europe) provide such a varied and spectacular array of Jewish heritage sites than does Piemonte — Piedmont — the northwest corner of the country along the French and Swiss borders.  Aside … continue reading →

Hungary: Exterior renovation of Szeged Synagogue is completed

    The government-funded renovation of the exterior of the monumental New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary, has been completed. A ceremony Sept. 3 attended by Jewish leaders,  Szeged’s mayor, the Israeli ambassador to Hungary and other VIPs marked the event, … continue reading →