Rudolf Klein’s photographs of synagogues in central Europe are exhibited in an exhibition associated with the Jewish Culture Festival that is part of European Cultural Capital events in Kosice, Slovakia. The inaugural event is July 18. From the exhibition web … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Szombathely, Hungary, has opened a small new Jewish history museum and Jewish visitors’ center. An article in the local media said that the museum, opened during the annual ceremonies marking the city’s Holocaust memorial day July 7, … continue reading →
Nisim Ben Joya of the Izmir Project reports that the Izmir Jewish Community has obtained legal title to some of the historic synagogues in the city, opening the way to fund-raising and other work on restoration projects and the … continue reading →
Restoration work on the synagogue in Březnice, Czech Republic (about an hour’s drive south of Prague) is nearing completion, as part of the nationwide 10 Stars project. Dedication is set for this coming autumn. Jewish Heritage Europe coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber … continue reading →
After Israeli journalist Shimon Briman published an article in the Kiev daily Den (The Day) about Jewish heritage preservation and strategy in L’viv, the L’viv Jewish heritage activist Meylakh Sheykhat published a response in the same newspaper. Since we linked … continue reading →
