Click the links and take a look at these beautiful galleries of photographs documenting the restored stained glass windows in the art nouveau synagogues in Subotica and Novi Sad, Serbia! The work was carried out by the Stanišić Stained Glass … continue reading →
Starting in 1987, American-born Israeli educators Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman roamed central and eastern Europe, documenting synagogue buildings that were abandoned, transformed, ruined, and occasionally still used for Jewish worship — in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, northern Italy, Greece, and the … continue reading →
Krzysztof Bielawski, of Virtual Shtetl, reports (on V-S) that there is a good chance that the vacant synagogue in Cieszanów, southeast Poland, may be restored. Built in 1889 and used as a grains storehouse after World War II, it has … continue reading →
The Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference in Krakow took place back in April, but its impact is still being felt. The themes, discussions and presentations by the 100 or so participants from two dozen countries underscore all the issues we … continue reading →
The Association for the Preservation and Promotion of European Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) has added a second route to its European Routes of Jewish Heritage section. This one is a Route of Wooden Synagogues in Central and Eastern Europe. … continue reading →
