JTA runs a story about Jews in Moldova that includes information on a project by wealthy local Jewish businessmen to restore the Tirilson yeshiva/synagogue, now a ruined shell in Chisinau but listed as a cultural heritage monument. The ruin … continue reading →
The Italian Jewish community is appealing for aid to help restore synagogues and other Jewish properties in several cities that were damaged in the earthquakes that struck northern Italy May 20 and 30. The quakes killed at least … continue reading →
The summer workshops around Poland to reconstruct the intricate painted murals on the replicated ceiling of the 17th-century Gwozdziec synagogue have gotten under way! The workshops are taking place in five synagogues (active and non) around Poland: Gdansk, Sejny, … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The synagogue in Plymouth, England has celebrated its 250th birthday. Founded in 1762, it is the oldest functioning Ashkenazic synagogue in the English-speaking world. Writes the London Jewish Chronicle: Its special anniversary celebrations on Sunday marked the community’s … continue reading →
The Times of London reports that the 90-year-old Golders Green United Synagogue in London has secured £1 million towards wide-ranging restoration work of the red brick, Grade II listed building. Some of the funding, reports The Times, will come from … continue reading →
