There is still time to submit a proposal for the conference “Architectures of the Soul.” The conference takes place October 19-21, at the Monastery of Batalha, Portugal. Deadline for submission of proposals is March 31. The conference “aims at promoting the … continue reading →
The synagogue in Ingwiller, France celebrated its 200th anniversary last year — and this year a crowd-funding campaign has been launched to finance the restoration of its upper floor stained glass windows and recreate a crystal chandelier that disappeared during … continue reading →
We are saddened to learn of the death of Gilbert Weil, an architect and urbanist who was long a tireless activist for Jewish heritage in Alsace and the founder of the Jewish Alsatian Museum in Bouxwiller. He passed away March … continue reading →
After a lengthy hiatus, we have a new Have Your Say personal essay — this one from Piotr Puchta the CEO of the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland (FODZ). It’s titled On the permanent preservation of synagogues … continue reading →
We’re a bit late in posting this call, but there are still two weeks to submit an abstract. Transcendent Transnationalism? Jewish History and Heritage Across Time and Space Call for Contributions to Volume 8 of the Yearbook of Transnational History … continue reading →
