There are plenty of episodes of vandalism of Jewish sites, and we do not tend to report on every one of them — particularly not when the vandals’ tool is spray paint. But this episode in Poland strikes a … continue reading →
We are happy to forward this appeal from the Quincentennial Foundation Jewish Museum of Istanbul regarding its campaign to digitize the records of the Turkish Jewish community. The museum opened in 2001 in the Zulfaris Synagogue, which was built in 1823 on the … continue reading →
We have posted the power point presentation about the challenges (and some successes) vis-a-vis the preservation of synagogues in Romania, made by Lucia Apostol, of the Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, at the Krakow working seminar on Managing Jewish Immovable … continue reading →
A four-star hotel, the Hotel Ilan, is set to open in October in the large building in Lublin, Poland, that once housed the Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin, founded in 1930 by Rabbi Yehuda Meyer Shapiro. The building is owned by … continue reading →
We are happy to post this call for papers. Jewish Architecture – New Sources and Approaches, April 8-10, 2014 Technische Universität, Braunschweig Organized by the Bet Tfila – Research Unit for Jewish Architecture in Europe at the Technische Universität Braunschweig & … continue reading →
