The project to restore the 19th century synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and develop it as a Welsh Jewish Heritage Center is progressing. Around 500 people attended a special Open Day there earlier this month to see inside the building … continue reading →
The city of Kępno has been carrying out the restoration of the long-derelict former synagogue over the past few years, and pictures show that its exterior renovation has been completed. The Union of Jewish Communities in Poland donated the synagogue … continue reading →
The sad saga of the long-derelict 17th century Great Synagogue in Slonim continues…. The building, classed as a historic and cultural monument, has been sold again at auction — for a mere 42 Belarus rubles, or about €12. The sale … continue reading →
After a long hiatus, we have posted a new Have Your Say personal essay, Researching the History of Swedish Synagogues — in Italy, by the Swedish scholar Daniel Leviathan. Leviathan, an archaeologist, studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, specializing … continue reading →
We posted a couple of weeks ago — sight unseen — about the painstaking (and impressive) restoration of the long-derelict synagogue in Budyně nad Ohří, a small town around 50 km north of Prague, near the Terezin Memorial. The restoration … continue reading →
