(JHE) — Extensive restoration work is winding up at the former medieval synagogue in Híjar, a small town in the northern Spanish region of Aragon. The first stage of work in 2017 revealed striking evidence of the building’s history, including … continue reading →
A new web portal on Jewish cemeteries has been launched. Called PEACE — Portal of Epigraphy, Archaeology, Conservation and Education on Jewish Funerary Culture — it has the aim is of fostering study and providing resources on “Jewish funerary culture … continue reading →
(JHE) — Plans seem to be moving forward to unearth the ruins of a major 15th century synagogue in Budapest’s castle district that were discovered in 1964 but have lain buried under sand and concrete after preliminary archaeological work more … continue reading →
(JHE) — Archaeologists in recent months discovered elements of the destroyed pre-World War II synagogue complex in Pakruojis, Lithuania, that once had three synagogues anchored by the surviving wooden synagogue (the so-called summer synagogue), which was recently fully restored. At … continue reading →
After 11 years, archaeological excavations at a site directly adjacent to the historic medieval synagogue in Cordoba, Spain should be completed next month, allowing plans to go forward toward creating there a long-planned museum and interpretation center anchored by the … continue reading →
