An important new book on synagogue architecture has just been published. Titled In the Shadow of Empires: Synagogue Architecture in East Central Europe, it is a collection of essays by JHE friend Sergey R. Kravtsov, of the Center for Jewish Art … continue reading →
We were delighted to see the baroque synagogue Mád, Hungary — one of our favorites — make the pages of the New York Times in, of all places, the weddings section. The reason? What was described as the first … continue reading →
On a visit to the far western tip of Brittany this week, JHE director Ruth Ellen Gruber didn’t expect to encounter any sites or monuments regarding Jewish heritage or history…Few Jews live in the region today, and there are few … continue reading →
Interested in seeing what cleaning up an abandoned Jewish cemetery looks like? The Lviv Volunteer Center has posted this brief video of the October 12 clean-up action at the Jewish cemetery in Kalush, Ukraine, which took place with the … continue reading →
The Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neorim) synagogue in Oradea, western Romania, has been rededicated after restoration — and a Jewish museum is planned to be opened there as early as December, with a section devoted to a Holocaust memorial, … continue reading →
