The long-derelict synagogue in Budyně nad Ohří, around 50 km north of Prague, near the Terezin Memorial, has been painstakingly restored and will open soon as a cultural and religious center. The facade shines in the original cream and blue, … continue reading →
(JHE) — January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, is marked in many countries as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is an occasion for commemorative ceremonies, educational programs, and other initiatives. Monuments and memorials are also … continue reading →
Happy centennial to the Páva street synagogue in Budapest — designed by Lipot Baumhorn, dedicated on January 6, 1924, and today incorporated into the city’s Holocaust Memorial Center. (A Jewish congregation also shares the synagogue complex.) A series of lectures … continue reading →
The Serbian government has designated the former synagogue in Apatin a cultural monument, raising hopes that the long-vacant building, in the country’s Vojvodina region, may undergo much-needed restoration work. Built in 1885 for the Neolog community and located in northwest … continue reading →
(JHE) — The structural integrity of the 17th century Izaak Synagogue, a jewel of Kazimierz, the historic Jewish district of Krakow, is seriously threatened by large cracks found in its high barrel vault. In an announcement on Facebook earlier this … continue reading →
