The World program on Public Radio International runs a piece on the trip to Belarus and elsewhere in Eastern Europe organized for a small group of students by the Yiddishkayt organization in Los Angeles, via its Helix project. Reports Nina … continue reading →
One of Britain’s oldest working synagogues will open to the public next month, as part of a combination European Day of Jewish Culture and England Heritage Open Days. The Birmingham Mail states: Birmingham’s Singers Hill Synagogue, founded 156 years … continue reading →
After the recent dedication of the restored synagogue in Radauti, Romania, news comes that the synagogue in Buhusi, which dates from the mid-19th century and has impressive wall paintings, also has recently been restored with funding from what was described … continue reading →
A video posted to YouTube last week shows construction of a new shopping center next to the Jakub Glanzer synagogue on Vulgina street in L’viv, Ukraine. The construction has prompted criticism from Jewish organizations and even flash-mob protests. See our … continue reading →
According to the news web site wz.lviv.ua and other media, archeological work and on-site research will begin in September to prepare the way to implement the planned “Synagogue Square” memorial in the empty space in the old inner city Jewish … continue reading →
