Monday marked a day that many skeptics doubted would ever happen — after years of delays and false starts, the long-derelict synagogue in Vidin, on heights overlooking the Danube, opened after a full restoration as a multipurpose cultural center dedicated … continue reading →
Volunteers have been working this week — with hand tools and and with heavy machinery — to recover some 100 or so matzevot from the destroyed Jewish cemetery in Sokal, near L’viv, and bring them for safekeeping to the town’s … continue reading →
The restoration of the Moorish-style 19th century synagogue and adjacent rabbi’s house in Žatec, a small town 80 km northwest of Prague, is up for a national heritage award — and you can vote for it online as one part of the … continue reading →
The former synagogue in the Luxembourg town of Ettelbruck is currently undergoing a restoration process to transform the building into a cultural and events venue that will also include a permanent exhibition on the history of the local Jewish community. … continue reading →
There are many webinars and online talks and presentations of interest these days — too many to note them all. But we want to highlight one coming up next week that will be of particular interest to our readers — … continue reading →
