The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecim, Poland (the town outside of which the Auschwitz camp was built) has issued an appeal for funds to shore up a retaining wall of the Chevra Lomdei Mishnayot synagogue. The synagogue, the only surviving synagogue … continue reading →
Celebrations Jan. 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the magnificent Kadoorie Mekor Chaim Synagogue in Porto, Portugal, the largest active synagogue in Iberia. About 280 Jewish representatives from the U.S., Israel, the United Kingdom and Argentina attended the ceremonies. In the … continue reading →
Spain’s Sephardic Museum, in Toledo, attracted more visitors than any other state-run museum in 2012, according to a report released by the Culture Ministry last week. The museum, housed in the historic Transito synagogue was visited by 295,889 people during … continue reading →
Good news on the decade-long project to restore the wooden “Green Synagogue” in Rezekne, Latvia. Here is a cross post from Samuel D. Gruber’s Jewish art and monuments blog: Latvia: Rezekne Green Synagogue Restoration Update by Samuel D. Gruber (ISJM) … continue reading →
Congratulations to Rudolf Klein, whose stunning new book about the Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica (Szabadka), Serbia — his home town — has won the award for Vojvodina province’s “Most Beautiful Hungarian Book 2012.” See details in the People section … continue reading →
