People become involved with Jewish heritage — Jewish built heritage — in many ways: as scholars, as researchers, as archaeologists, as documentarians, as genealogists and seekers of family history, as historians, as historic preservationists…. on and on. Based in … continue reading →
Jewish immigrants from “the old country” brought centuries of cultural heritage with them — including their understanding (and appreciation) of synagogue spaces and arrangement. In a post on his blog, Samuel Gruber explores the relationship between a small synagogue in … continue reading →
Striking photographs of abandoned synagogues in Bulgaria appear in the Bulgarian monthly Vagabond. The photos, by Anthony Georgief, accompany an article by Violeta Rozova that describes the condition of the buildings. She writes: At the end of the Second World … continue reading →
Police are investigating a fire that devastated the former synagogue in the village of Maizières-lès-Vic in France earlier this month, the night of August 2-3. Pictures showed the building after the fire, without a roof. Local media quoted the … continue reading →
To mark the publication of a revised new edition of Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland by Sharman Kadish, Historic England has posted an illustrated list of 10 of England’s most beautiful synagogues. First published in 2006, the book remains … continue reading →
