The World Monuments Fund has placed the 17th century Great Synagogue in Iaşi, in northern Romania, on its 2014 Watch list of endangered cultural heritage sites, underscoring the threats to the historic building, the oldest synagogue in Romania and one … continue reading →
Just four months after celebrations marked the 150th anniversary of the orthodox synagogue in Miskolc, Hungary, threats to the building’s structural integrity due to the subsidence of the foundation have forced closure of the building. Today, October 6, was the … continue reading →
E. Randol Schoenberg, Acting Executive Director of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, has written a detailed blog post about the rededication ceremony October 5 of the little rural synagogue in Čkyně, a small town in southern Czech Republic where … continue reading →
Good news from Poland. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ) reports that the restoration of the roof of the 18th century synagogue in Przysucha was completed in September — a major step in the preservation … continue reading →
The former synagogue in Slavonice, a small town in the southern Czech Republic on the Austrian border, is for sale by the city — the sale is advertised on the town’s web site, which has a link to a real … continue reading →
