The Great Synagogue in Edirne, Turkey, has been reopened after a $2.5 million, 5-year government-funded restoration process that brought the once-ruined building back to its original glory. Only one Jew is believed to live in the town, but the … continue reading →
The Hungarian government slammed as a “barbaric deed” the weekend desecration of the Jewish cemetery in the town of Gyöngyös and pledged 1 billion forints ($3.5 million) to care for abandoned Jewish cemeteries around the country. Vandals damaged about 20 graves … continue reading →
The Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum has constructed models of 21 of the more than 200 synagogues that stood in Latvia before World War II. Reuters reports: There were 210 synagogues in Latvia before World War Two, with styles ranging from … continue reading →
A memorial service will be held Monday, March 16 at Meiselova 15 in Prague for Jiří Fiedler, the pioneer of Jewish heritage research in the Czech Republic who along with his wife was brutally murdered in January 2014 during … continue reading →
The medieval Scolanova synagogue in Trani, in southern Italy’s Puglia region, has reopened after a six-month process of preservation and repair work that included cleaning and treating the interior walls and the exterior facade as well as repairing the roof, which … continue reading →
