The Ehemalige Jüdische Mädchenschule, a former Jewish girls’ school in Berlin, has been transformed and reopened as an arts and dining center — one that includes exhibition spaces, galleries, and even a kosher restaurant that offers Shabbat meals. … continue reading →
After years of neglect, the dilapidated 19th-century synagogue building in the town of Koronowo in north-central Poland may be preserved and restored for use as a cultural center. In the local newspaper Gazeta Pomorska, Adam Lewandowski writes that the … continue reading →
A dilapidated small Jewish prayer house in the town of Kielce is to be moved from its current position in the back yard of a tenement house to nearby the Jewish cemetery in order to rescue it from falling … continue reading →
The Media for Social Jewish organization is organizing a trip this summer for volunteers to help clean up the historic Old Sephardi Jewish cemetery in Sarajevo. Founded in 1630, the cemetery today includes about 3,800 grave and lies on … continue reading →
The distinctive 19th century synagogue in the southern Polish town of Dabrowska Tarnowska will be reopened this spring as a culture center after a four-year restoration project. The restoration conserves the unique arcaded front. Virtual Shtetl quotes Polish television … continue reading →
