It’s the fourth attempt to auction the building since June and the lack of bidders dropped the starting price to €9,000 (JHE) — The historic synagogue in Slonim, Belarus is going up for auction — again — on December 29. … continue reading →
(JHE) — The tiny former synagogue in the Bavarian village of Gleusdorf — out of use as a synagogue for more than a century — has been refurbished and will open in the spring as an information center about local … continue reading →
(JHE) — The former synagogue of Wojsławice, a township in southeastern Poland, was inaugurated in November as a cultural center, with a new permanent exhibit focusing on the township’s pre-WW2 multicultural tradition. A mezuzah was affixed to the entrance as … continue reading →
It has a new interactive exhibit on the past 2 centuries of Czech Jewish history. (JHE) — After being closed for 18 months for extensive repair and restoration, Prague’s Spanish Synagogue (part of the Prague Jewish Museum) reopens to the … continue reading →
(JHE) — After years of delays, a complete restoration of the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich is going ahead, thanks to millions of euros in grants from the Bavaria state, federal government, and the city of Munich. Designed by the architect … continue reading →
