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Germany: UNESCO adds the ShUM cities — Worms, Speyer and Mainz — to its World Heritage list. All near each other on the Rhine river, they combined to form a major Jewish center in the middle ages.

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by jhe

Ancient gravestones in the Worms Jewish cemetery.

(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 →

Lithuania: Volunteer to take part in the archaeological excavations at the Great Synagogue and Shulhoyf in Vilnius — after last year’s session was cancelled because of the pandemic, this year’s will go ahead in August

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 by jhe

After being cancelled last year because of the pandemic, the ongoing archaeological excavation of the Great Synagogue and Shulhoyf of Vilnius is back on track for this summer — with a session scheduled to take place August 9-27. Organizers welcome … continue reading →

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Spain: Were they medieval synagogues (or not)? Investigations regarding buildings in the towns of Utrera and Inca (Mallorca).

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by jhe

This anonymous, early 15th century Catalan painting "Christ Among the Doctors" shows what the bimah in the medieval Hijar synagogue probably looked like. The painting is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Investigations are under way in the Spanish town of Utrera to determine if the foundations of a medieval synagogue lie under a former pub in the city center. At the same time, on the island of Mallorca another building that … continue reading →

Germany: 18 Medieval Jewish gravestones have been discovered in Mainz. They were used in construction along the Rhine, 500 years or more ago

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by jhe

Eighteen medieval Jewish gravestones have been discovered during construction work in the old town of Mainz. They were built into a wall along the Rhine river following 15th century pogroms that saw the expulsion of Jews from the city and … continue reading →

Spain: 3-year restoration work at medieval synagogue in Hijar is winding up; remarkable finds during the process, including remains of the bimah, document its history

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 by jhe

(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 →

Germany: UNESCO adds the ShUM cities — Worms, Speyer and Mainz — to its World Heritage list. All near each other on the Rhine river, they combined to form a major Jewish center in the middle ages.

Lithuania: Volunteer to take part in the archaeological excavations at the Great Synagogue and Shulhoyf in Vilnius — after last year’s session was cancelled because of the pandemic, this year’s will go ahead in August

Spain: Were they medieval synagogues (or not)? Investigations regarding buildings in the towns of Utrera and Inca (Mallorca).

Germany: 18 Medieval Jewish gravestones have been discovered in Mainz. They were used in construction along the Rhine, 500 years or more ago

Spain: 3-year restoration work at medieval synagogue in Hijar is winding up; remarkable finds during the process, including remains of the bimah, document its history

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