The City Council of the town of Kaišiadorys has agreed to “adopt” the decaying wooden synagogue in nearby Žiežmariai and help with the restoration of the building, one of only a dozen or so surviving wooden synagogues in east-central Europe. … continue reading →
Writing on the web site eJewishphilanthropy Liam Hoare “walks in the footsteps” of the 11th century Jewish sage Rashi in Troyes, France and adds to the ongoing discussion about how the tangible and intangible entwine to form a hybrid — … continue reading →
Virtual Shtetl has listed all the pre-World War II synagogues, prayer houses, and shtibls in Warsaw, thanks to Dr. Eleanora Bergman, the leading expert on Polish synagogue architecture, who has allowed the site to post her research. The list … continue reading →
Long-awaited restoration work has begun on the synagogue at Gėlių st. 6 in Vilnius. The plan includes repairs to the facade as well as to the entry stairs, floors, windows, doors, roof and cupola of the long-disused brick building. The Lithuanian Department … continue reading →
A tribute book honoring the memory and work of the pioneering Czech Jewish heritage researcher Jiří Fiedler, who along with his wife was brutally murdered in Prague last year, has been published. Called Archivist on a Bicycle, it was published … continue reading →
