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” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] An important new resource on European synagogues is now online. It’s a web site — historicsynagogueseurope.org — that includes an interactive survey map of more than 3,000 synagogues in 48 countries, with … continue reading →
For eight years, the photographer and writer Jason Francisco has been been photographing and writing about the complications of the site of the Płaszów Nazi labor/concentration camp in Kraków. In a new text-and-photo essay on his web site, his discusses … continue reading →
Two important new permanent exhibitions have recently opened in Poland. One, situated in the synagogue of the former Chachmei Yeshivat Lublin, focuses on the history of the Yeshiva and its founder, rabbi Meir Yehuda Shapira (1887-1933). The other, at … continue reading →
The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) is now officially open, following the inauguration this week of a major temporary exhibit on the Jewish experience in Italy from ancient Roman times until the Middle Ages. The inaugural … continue reading →
The grand Dohany St. synagogue complex in Budapest has been chosen as one of nine historical sites in Europe given the EU’s “European Heritage Label.” The sites were chosen for the list by an independent panel for “celebrating or … continue reading →
