Much attention this year focused on the opening of the core exhibit of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. But four or five other new Jewish museums, or museums with Jewish themes, are under development … continue reading →
So much goes on in Poland regarding Jewish built heritage that it can be hard to keep up… Some developments we are posting on individually, but here is a round up of some other recent news: NEW APP … continue reading →
Just a note — you can watch the rededication ceremony of the Choral Temple in Bucharest complete with a Hanukkah candle-lighting and concert, live on the internet, starting at 18.00 (Romanian time) Dec. 16 at : http://live.fcer.ro (PC or MAC) … continue reading →
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of its construction, Bucharest’s Choral Synagogue will be rededicated on Dec. 16 — the first night of Hanukkah — following an extensive, eight-year renovation process. The restoration was realized with the support of … continue reading →
An extensive — and it is hoped growing — new online resource on Hungarian synagogues has been recently launched. Called synagogues.hu it amounts to a sort of virtual museum on Hungarian synagogue architecture — and in fact was organized by … continue reading →
