Budapest’s main grand synagogues, located in the city center on Dohány, Kazinczy and Rumbach streets, are local landmarks. But there is an ensemble of other synagogues scattered throughout the Hungarian capital, most of which are home to small — yet … continue reading →
After four years of work, stained glass windows by a Jewish American artist have been installed and dedicated in a church in Germany that occupies a former synagogue. The six vividly colorful windows by the artist Barney Zeitz were dedicated … continue reading →
Dozens of Torah arks from disused and/or abandoned synagogues were brought to Israel from European countries after the Holocaust. They include around 40 that were brought from Italy alone: for the most part they are now used in Israeli synagogues … continue reading →
The Foundation for Jewish Heritage has purchased the historic but derelict synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and hopes to realize plans to transform it into a Welsh Jewish Heritage Center. “The Foundation wants the Merthyr project to promote inter-cultural dialogue … continue reading →
The death last month of Edda Servi Machlin, known for her Italian Jewish cookbooks, has prompted a focus on the Jewish heritage in her hometown, the beautiful hill town of Pitigliano, dramatically perched on a neck of rust-colored tufa rock … continue reading →
