The late 18th century synagogue in Siena, Italy, damaged by an earthquake in February 2023, has been listed by Europa Nostra as one of the 2024 Seven Most Endangered Heritage Sites in Europe. (We posted in February when the synagogue … continue reading →
The magnificent domed former synagogue in St. Pölten, west of Vienna, opens again this week as a Jewish cultural center following a €4.6 million restoration and redevelopment financed in equal parts by the federal government, the province of Lower Austria, … continue reading →
The restoration at the Old Synagogue of Carpi, in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, has been completed, and the sanctuary – seriously damaged in 2012 earthquakes — will soon be reopened to the public as a permanent exhibition center focused … continue reading →
After a long hiatus, we have posted a new Have Your Say personal essay, Researching the History of Swedish Synagogues — in Italy, by the Swedish scholar Daniel Leviathan. Leviathan, an archaeologist, studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, specializing … continue reading →
We posted a couple of weeks ago — sight unseen — about the painstaking (and impressive) restoration of the long-derelict synagogue in Budyně nad Ohří, a small town around 50 km north of Prague, near the Terezin Memorial. The restoration … continue reading →
