The 14th century former synagogue in Cordoba, Spain will be closed from June 2 to August 3 for repair and maintenance work, according to local news reports. Reports said the work will include cleaning and consolidation of plasterwork, carrying out maintenance … continue reading →
Work is to begin soon in an outdoor ethnographic museum in southeast Poland on the construction of a full-scale replica of the wooden synagogue of Połaniec, which was destroyed, along with the Jewish population of the town, during World War II. … continue reading →
An exhibition of photographs by Joanna Sliwa-Cichon opens Saturday (May 24) in the former synagogue in Dzierzoniow, Poland, which since 2004 has been under gradual restoration by members of the Beitenu Chaj-2004 Foundation. During the opening, selected photos will be available for … continue reading →
Summer opening hours have been announced for the magnificent former synagogue in St. Pölten, Austria, about 60 km west of Vienna. Since 1988 the building has been part of the complex housing the Institute for Jewish History in Austria. The Institute carries … continue reading →
A young filmmaker, Ghila Valabrega, is fund-raising to finance a short movie that itself is conceived as a means to raise funding to repair the 19th century synagogue in Sabbioneta, Italy (a UNESCO world heritage site) which was badly damaged … continue reading →
