The Ecomuseum of Alsace in Ungersheim — the largest open-air village museum (skansen) in France — has opened a new exhibit: a “Jewish house” aimed to evoke typical Jewish daily life in an Alsatian village in the years between World War … continue reading →
(JHE) — The Jews in East Prussia History and Culture Association is preparing a museum of local Jewish history to be hosted in the rebuilt New Synagogue in Kaliningrad, Russia (formerly Königsberg, East Prussia). The New Synagogue, a grandiose domed building, … continue reading →
The grand, largely demolished Choral Synagogue in Samara, on the Volga River in Russia, is in the process of full reconstruction under the auspices of Chabad. Though work was already under way earlier, a symbolic cornerstone was laid September 30 in a … continue reading →
London’s historic Bevis Marks synagogue has won a first round in attempts to prevent two planned high-rise towers to overshadow it. On Tuesday the City of London Corporation Planning Committee rejected plans to build Bury House, a 48-storey office tower next to the … continue reading →
The Eighteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, August 8-12, 2022 Section of Panels and Lectures on Visual Arts If all goes well, the 18th World Congress of Jewish Studies will be held next August — in person — … continue reading →
