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“Back to Shul” – new (free!) online book, a text-and-photo-essay on the surviving synagogue buildings in Lithuania

  The International Center for Litvak Photography has just published the e-book Back to Shul  — a highly personal text and photo essay by the Center’s director, the British photographer Richard Schofield, that chronicles a 12-day journey documenting synagogue buildings in Lithuania. … continue reading →

Rosh Hashana synagogues: Warsaw’s destroyed Great Synagogue, virtually reconstructed

Continuing our series of posts about synagogues dedicated on Rosh Hashana, we  recall Warsaw’s monumental Great Synagogue on Tłomackie street, which was inaugurated at Rosh Hashana 140 years ago this week — on September 26, 1878. Attending the ceremony were Russian … continue reading →

Romania: restoration of Teleki synagogue in Oradea nears completion. Latest in a series of synagogue restorations in the town

Restoration of the Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) orthodox synagogue in Oradea, in western Romania near the border with Hungary, is nearing completion and inauguration is scheduled for October. Plans are to establish a Jewish museum there. “Works are underway … continue reading →

History, Art, Context: new book on Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe, by Rudolf Klein

Rudolf Klein’s magisterial new book, Metropolitan Jewish Cemeteries, is a richly illustrated, detailed examination of 19th and 20th century Jewish cemeteries in Eastern and Central European cities in all their aspects — funerary art, layout, topography, architecture, the impact of … continue reading →