The South Terrace synagogue, the only remaining synagogue in Cork, Ireland — has closed and been deconsecrated, due to the dwindling number of Jews in the city. The Cork Hebrew Congregation held its final Shabbat service there Saturday.The Evening Echo news … continue reading →
The Status Quo synagogue in Trvana, Slovakia was revealed to the public last week after an eight-months’ renovation. The synagogue, designed by the Viennese architect Jakub Gartner and built in 1897 on Halenárska street, has been used as the Jan Koniarek … continue reading →
A new Jewish museum — the Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance — has opened, in the restored, red-brick, pre-burial house at the “new” Jewish cemetery in Gliwice, in southern Poland. (Address: 14 Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego Street). The opening ceremony took place … continue reading →
Last week we posted news about the amazing discovery of a wooden synagogue in Kulautuva, Lithuania — revealed when the communist-era brick walls that had been built around it were being demolished. Here are some more pictures of the structure, … continue reading →
The Kaunas branch of the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture’s Cultural Heritage Department has called for an immediate halt to the demolition of a former wooden synagogue in the town of Kulautuva, near Kaunas. The synagogue was built in 1935 but had long … continue reading →
