Delicate work is under way to consolidate the mosaic marble flooring of the great synagogue in Florence to prevent possible collapse. Work began on June 1 and is to continue through the month. The Opera del Tempio di Firenze — … continue reading →
Though less than 20 years old, the modern New Synagogue in Chemnitz, Germany needs extensive structural repairs due to leakage and other issues. The city has greenlighted a further €300,000 grant to continue repair work begun several years ago. According … continue reading →
The Jewish Cultural Heritage Initiative (JCHI) — a joint project of the London-based Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) and the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)— has completed an initial assessment of present and past Jewish heritage sites in Iraq … continue reading →
Wearing masks to work within Slovakia’s coronavirus restrictions, volunteers have almost fully completed the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Námestovo, Slovakia, which suffered a vandal attack in December 2019 that saw at least 60 headstones toppled. The cemetery Facebook … continue reading →
This year marks the 160th birthday of the Hungarian architect Lipot Baumhorn, the most prolific synagogue architect in pre-WW2 Europe. (He died in 1932.) His life and work this year are a focus of the EU-funded Rediscover Jewish Heritage project, … continue reading →
