The disastrous flooding that swept most of Venice Tuesday night due to an exceptional “acqua alta” — high tide — toppled trees and caused some damage at the Jewish cemeteries on the Lido island. It left the main square of … continue reading →
A conference in Poland next week will tackle a range of issues relating to Jewish cemetery preservation, documentation, and legal status. The two-day meeting, organized by the Gliwice Museum, will be held at the Memorial House of Upper Silesian Jews, … continue reading →
A number of major synagogues in Europe were built according to designs that were chosen after competitions that drew architects who were often prominent nationally and/or internationally. The grand synagogues in Szeged, Hungary and Trieste, Italy are only two of … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Konstanz, Germany, has a brand new synagogue. The new synagogue in the city, located on Lake Constance on the Swiss border, was inaugurated on Sunday (Nov. 10) — 81 years after the city’s pre-WW2 synagogue was … continue reading →
Two and a half years ago, Oxford scholar Abigail Green wrote a Have Your Say op-ed for us, titled “How recognizing the “Jewish country house” expands our understanding of Jewish heritage.” She argued that, in addition to synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, … continue reading →
