Local Muslims in the town of Arlon, in southeast Belgium, are appealing to raise funds to repair the town’s synagogue — the oldest synagogue in Belgium — which was closed last year because of danger of collapse from the damage … continue reading →
The death of the actor Leonard Nimoy, legendary for the half-human, half-Vulcan Star Trek character Mr. Spock, has focussed attention on his iconic “Live Long and Prosper” divided-finger hand gesture that was based on the hands raised in blessing … continue reading →
The historic Shaar Hashomayum Synagogue in Ponta Delgada in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago of nine islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, will open in April after a fullscale renovation process. It will serve as a museum and … continue reading →
The Great Synagogue of Ludza, Latvia — the oldest surviving synagogue in the country — is currently undergoing renovation that will transform it into a museum. Ilya Lensky, of the Jews in Latvia Museum in Riga, has sent us this … continue reading →
Louis Davidson describes in an entertaining and enlightening blog post the circuitous path he had to follow in order to be able to photograph the interior of the Art Nouveau rue Pavée synagogue in the Marais district of Paris for … continue reading →
