The grand, domed synagogue in Lučenec, Slovakia long stood a dramatically derelict ruin…. but, as we have reported, the building, which is owned by the city, has now been restored, transformed into a cultural center, whose premises also include … continue reading →
A High Court Judge has at least temporarily blocked the development into apartments of the Grade II-listed United Hebrew Synagogue in the seaside resort town of Blackpool, England. The Blackpool Gazette writes that the Blackpool Borough Council had “challenged a … continue reading →
Sometimes we like to post about Jewish heritage developments elsewhere that resonate with Jewish heritage issues in Europe. And here is another post along these lines….an article by Tammy Hepps in the Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, PA about a … continue reading →
A small Jewish museum has opened in Lecce — a beautiful town famous for its Baroque architecture on the very tip of the heel of the Italian boot, where Jews flourished in the middle ages but were expelled half a … continue reading →
Work has begun to remove part of an electric transformer station in Vilnius which was built during the Soviet era using gravestones from Jewish graves of the once-vast Užupis Jewish cemetery on Olandu street, which was almost totally … continue reading →
