(JHE) — UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body, has added the Jewish heritage of the so-called “ShUM cities” — Speyer, Mainz, and Worms — to its list of World Heritage sites. The three cities, all near each other on the Rhine … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The new Scottish Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) has opened at Glasgow’s historic Garnethill synagogue. It officially opened its doors on July 27 — and at the same time launched a dedicated web site. The Centre is a partnership project between … continue reading →
Dr. Vladimir Levin, the director of the Center for Jewish Art, is holding a series of three online lectures that will be of interest to JHE readers. He will be discussing the history and architecture of Synagogues and Jewish Cemeteries in the … continue reading →
The Opera del Tempio Ebraico di Firenze — the body that oversees the repair, maintenance, and restoration of the magnificent Florence synagogue and other Jewish heritage sites in Tuscany — is celebrating 25 years of activity. It was established in … continue reading →
Then local district administration has taken over ownership of the former synagogue in Barczewo, in northeast Poland near Olsztyn, so that it can carry out restoration of the building as a district cultural center. The synagogue, with a flat roof and … continue reading →
