It’s Tu B’Shevat — the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, known as “the New Year for Trees:” the time of year when the earliest-blooming trees in the land of Israel start to flower. It is the custom to reflect on our … continue reading →
Happy centennial to the Páva street synagogue in Budapest — designed by Lipot Baumhorn, dedicated on January 6, 1924, and today incorporated into the city’s Holocaust Memorial Center. (A Jewish congregation also shares the synagogue complex.) A series of lectures … continue reading →
The Serbian government has designated the former synagogue in Apatin a cultural monument, raising hopes that the long-vacant building, in the country’s Vojvodina region, may undergo much-needed restoration work. Built in 1885 for the Neolog community and located in northwest … continue reading →
(JHE) — The structural integrity of the 17th century Izaak Synagogue, a jewel of Kazimierz, the historic Jewish district of Krakow, is seriously threatened by large cracks found in its high barrel vault. In an announcement on Facebook earlier this … continue reading →
(JHE) — The character of a synagogue does not just come from its architecture, but from the interior decoration and fittings that complete it. Among the most striking of these fittings are the often richly embroidered ritual textiles used in … continue reading →
