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 →
Dr. Sharman Kadish, head of Jewish Heritage UK, has weighed in on the debate in the UK over the possibility that the Value Added Tax exemption for restoring historic buildings may be cancelled. The Jewish Chronicle in London reports … continue reading →
It’s worth cross-posting this item from JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber’s Jewish Heritage Travel blog about the exemplary Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno, Czech Republic, which she visited last week. Once again I have to hand … continue reading →
The important, and beautifully restored, Baroque synagogue in Lancut, Poland will be reopened to the public on April 28 until the end of August. The Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland announces that the synagogue, dating … continue reading →
