A three-day, emergency crowd-funding appeal — ending Tuesday night UK time — is under way to repair recent serious water damage to the the Middle Street Synagogue in Brighton and also carry out wider restoration work on the building, named by … continue reading →
(JHE) — The historic synagogue in Carpentras, the oldest active synagogue in France, came in at number seven in a French TV-sponsored competition for “France’s Favorite Monument.” The Synagogue represented the southern Provence-Alpes-Côté d’Azur region, as one of 14 finalists … continue reading →
After a long break over the summer, we are delighted to post a new Have Your Say personal essay, “Marburg and Its Jewish Stories,” by Dr. Susanne Urban. In December 2021, Susanne moved to the university town of Marburg to … continue reading →
(JHE) — The former New Synagogue in Görlitz, which reopened last year as a cultural and religious centre after a lengthy renovation process is now topped again by a big Star of David for the first time since the original Star … continue reading →
Large-scale renovation work set to last six years is under way at the monumental synagogue on Halderstraße in Augsburg, with the German government covering half of the estimated €26 million costs. Work officially started at the end of July, and the … continue reading →
