We would like to signal an extraordinary four-part series of videos put together by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter based on the collections of the Jewish author, playwright and researcher S. An-sky, who led a series of ethnographic expeditions in 1912-1914 … continue reading →
Significant progress has been made in the painstaking, but long-stalled, restoration of the 17th Century Great Synagogue in Iaşi, Romania. The scaffolding that had shrouded the building since 2005 has come down, revealing the restored exterior (which leaves the stone … continue reading →
The site of a large, ornate synagogue in London that was torn down in the 1950s is begin marked with a commemorative plaque by the Islington district council. The North London Synagogue stood in John Street (now Lofting Road), Barnsbury. It was built in … continue reading →
We already posted about the award-winning restoration of the 16th century fortress synagogue in Sataniv, Ukraine and published pictures of the building (by Christian Herrmann). The blog Tarnopol1540 has now published an extraordinary series of photographs and videos detailing the … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Porto, in northern Portugal, has opened a museum in the grand Kadoorie Mekor Chaim Synagogue there. The museum opened to the public on May 24, the anniversary of last year’s deadly terror attack on the Jewish Museum … continue reading →
