Jewish Heritage Europe

Lithuania: Update on Žiežmariai wooden synagogue restoration

  We reported in May that restoration work at the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania was under way. Samuel Gruber visited the site in October and has posted a detailed update of the status of work on his blog, with … continue reading →

Kristallnacht: Wonderful surviving — and restored — synagogues to mark the anniversary

      The night of November 9-10 marks the  78th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →

Four major conferences this month: we wish we had a clone to attend all!

  Four major conferences in November deal with Jewish (and other) built heritage — we wish we could be cloned in order to attend them all! As is, we will hope to present information on all four, including presentations that … continue reading →

Synagogue in Sadhora, Ukraine rededicated after being rebuilt and renovated

  The famous synagogue and rabbi’s residence in Sadhora (Sadagora) Ukraine, near Chernivtsi, has been rededicated after more than three years of reconstruction and renovation work. The huge, Moorish-style synagogue, with turrets, towers and big arched windows, was where one … continue reading →