The derelict tenement in Łódź that for decades after World War II housed the offices of the local Jewish community, the apartment of the postwar rabbi, and a synagogue has been demolished. The premises, at Zachodnia 78, were abandoned and all … continue reading →
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad has taken on as a project the restoration of the women’s gallery in the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania and pledged to raise $75,000 toward the work. The synagogue underwent a … continue reading →
Fancy living in a former synagogue? A two-bedroom penthouse apartment is for sale in the former Queen’s Park synagogue in the southern part of Glasgow, Scotland; its starting price is around £250,000. Designed in neo-Romanesque style by the architect Ninian MacWhannel, … continue reading →
The former Great Synagogue in Kupiškis, long used as a public library, has been reopened after six years of renovation and reconstruction work that brought back its original appearance. The building was formally opened in March, at a ceremony attended by … continue reading →
Workers carrying out general restoration and maintenance of the grand, domed synagogue in Florence have discovered serious damage to a load-bearing column in the building’s left tower, necessitating urgent repair work. The Jewish community and the Opera del Tempio Ebraico … continue reading →
