The disastrous flooding that swept most of Venice Tuesday night due to an exceptional “acqua alta” — high tide — toppled trees and caused some damage at the Jewish cemeteries on the Lido island. It left the main square of … continue reading →
A conference in Poland next week will tackle a range of issues relating to Jewish cemetery preservation, documentation, and legal status. The two-day meeting, organized by the Gliwice Museum, will be held at the Memorial House of Upper Silesian Jews, … continue reading →
The Jewish museum, cultural center, and synagogue in Ljubljana is being forced to close indefinitely because of the perilous state of the building hosting the complex. An announcement on the center’s Facebook page just before Rosh HaShana by the Center’s … continue reading →
Back in 2013 we wrote about plans by the Romanian Jewish Federation (FEDROM) to sell the derelict synagogue in Săveni, in northeastern Romania — but bids were low and it was taken off the market. A long essay this month … continue reading →
A campaign is under way to preserve and protect an ancient mosaic floor that belonged to a 4th century CE synagogue on the Greek island of Aegina. The mosaic, which was discovered in 1829 by German archaeologist Ludwig Ross, includes … continue reading →
