We are pleased to post the downloadable pdf of the report brochure on the international conference Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage, held in Krakow in April 2013. Click here to download the PDF of the brochure … continue reading →
The Belarus Ministry of Emergency Situations has posted further details about the fire Nov. 27 in the Great Synagogue in Grodno, and also posted dramatic video of firefighters battling the blaze. According to the ministry report, the fire may have … continue reading →
The gutted prayer room. Photo: © Federation of Jewish Communities in the CIS The Great Synagogue in Grodno, Belarus was seriously damaged in a fire November 27 sparked by a faulty electric circuit, the Federation of Jewish … continue reading →
Passersby urinating on an alleyway wall of the historic synagogue in Plymouth, England is damaging the outer structure of the building — to the point where the Plymouth Hebrew Congregation has applied for planning permission to erect a gate … continue reading →
The Romanian news site Info Sud-Est runs a strongly worded article on the disastrous condition of the Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Romanian port of Constanța, including a sharp indictment of local officials and popular opinion that have allowed … continue reading →
