Exciting news from the NGO team currently restoring the important modernist synagogue in Žilina, Slovakia that was designed by the German architect Peter Behrens — original copies of Behrens’s project for the building, thought to be definitively lost, have been found … continue reading →
A former synagogue in southern Budapest’s outlying 22nd district has been restored and will be used as a local library. Built in the early 19th century, the small Baroque synagogue was home to an orthodox congregation before World War II. … continue reading →
Hagay HaCohen writes a long, information article about the Managing Jewish Built Heritage Conference in Krakow, for Polish Radio’s Hebrew language service. Click here to view the story (in Hebrew — but google translate gives pretty much of the gist) … continue reading →
JTA reports that Boris Slobodnyuk, a Ukrainian Christian who is working to save the dilapidated, 16th-century fortress synagogue in Sataniv,was honored at an interaith forum in Kiev. It said Slobodnyuk received the forum’s 2013 Crystal Noah Tolerance Award on Tuesday at … continue reading →
JTA reports that the Siberian city of Tomsk will return a century-old wooden synagogue built by Jewish soldiers to the Jewish community. The synagogue and surrounding complex will be handed over to the Jewish Community of Tomsk after the municipality finds … continue reading →
