Jewish Heritage Europe

Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project formally launched

The Izmir Jewish Heritage Tourism project was formally launched as a tourism venture in Turkey this month at the Travel Turkey Izmir International Tourism Fair, which took place Dec. 4-7. The tourism project is being carried out by the GPC … continue reading →

Serbia: Restoration work on historic mikveh in Pirot

    Work has been started — and apparently is progressing — to restore and preserve the historic mikveh (ritual bath) in Pirot, Serbia. Thanks to Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in nearby Nis, who has kindly … continue reading →

Watch rededication of Bucharest Choral Synagogue live online

Just a note — you can watch the rededication ceremony of the Choral Temple in Bucharest complete with a Hanukkah candle-lighting and concert, live on the internet, starting at 18.00 (Romanian time) Dec. 16 at : http://live.fcer.ro (PC or MAC) … continue reading →

Choral Synagogue in Bucharest to be rededicated after 8-year renovation

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of its construction, Bucharest’s Choral Synagogue will be rededicated on Dec. 16 — the first night of Hanukkah — following an extensive, eight-year renovation process. The restoration was realized with the support of … continue reading →

Extensive new online resource on Hungarian synagogues

An extensive — and it is hoped growing — new online resource on Hungarian synagogues has been recently launched. Called synagogues.hu  it amounts to a sort of virtual museum on Hungarian synagogue architecture — and in fact was organized by … continue reading →