The ruins of a synagogue in Bobruisk, Belarus have been authorized for use by the Jewish community, and plans are under way to create an open air Jewish museum and cultural facility in the area. Chabad reports on the … continue reading →
Thanks to a nearly £350,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, a Jewish Heritage Centre will be established in the grand Garnethill synagogue in Glasgow, Scotland — a Grade A listed building that was Scotland’s first purpose-built synagogue. The Fund … continue reading →
The World Monuments Fund has mounted an online exhibition about the history and architecture of the striking, art nouveau synagogue in Subotica, Serbia, which has been undergoing fitful — and as yet incomplete — restoration for decades. With its … continue reading →
We posted the other day about restoration work on the exterior of the magnificent Neolog Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary…. In case you were wondering what this grandly opulent building, the masterpiece of the Hungarian architect Lipot Baumhorn, looks like … continue reading →
Work has begun in earnest on the restoration of the magnificent Neolog synagogue in Szeged, Hungary — the masterpiece of Lipot Baumhorn, pre-WW2 Europe’s most prolific synagogue architect. As we reported a year ago, the first stage of the … continue reading →
