Long-awaited restoration work has begun on the synagogue at Gėlių st. 6 in Vilnius. The plan includes repairs to the facade as well as to the entry stairs, floors, windows, doors, roof and cupola of the long-disused brick building. The Lithuanian Department … continue reading →
The tiny, disused Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue, one of the few remaining synagogues in London’s East End, has been bought by the East London Mosque, an enormous complex built in the 1980s that already surrounds the building on three … continue reading →
A tribute book honoring the memory and work of the pioneering Czech Jewish heritage researcher Jiří Fiedler, who along with his wife was brutally murdered in Prague last year, has been published. Called Archivist on a Bicycle, it was published … continue reading →
If you’re interested in Jewish culture and heritage in Europe, start planning for this year’s 16th annual European Day of Jewish Culture, which takes place Sept. 6. Organizers say this year’s events will take place in 32 countries around the … continue reading →
The Israeli ambassador to Macedonia and the mayor of the town of Bitola have unveiled a commemorative plaque on columns that are all that remain of one of pre-WW2 Bitola’s many synagogues, study houses and Jewish prayer rooms. According … continue reading →
