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 →
Samuel D. Gruber has posted a fascinating item on his blog recounting the story of a rare East-European-style synagogue mural from 1910, which has been discovered in Burlington Vermont — and on which restoration work is set to begin. Photos can … continue reading →
According to pictures on the Gazeta Wyborcza Lublin edition web site, progress has been made on a housing estate in Bilgoraj, in southeast Poland, that is being constructed as something of a living “shtetl skansen” — or open air shtetl museum. … continue reading →
The long and often tortuous legal battles to win restitution of Jewish properties that were nationalized by communist governments have often overshadowed the pressing practical concerns of what to do with such properties, whether they are owned by Jewish communities … continue reading →
