(JHE) — A group of artists and Jewish heritage educators are trying to save a 91-year-old synagogue from being sold at auction to developers who could demolish the building or convert it into apartments. The small, red brick synagogue in … continue reading →
In the wake of the death of Hryhoriy (Grisha) Arshynov, who over the past five years spearheaded the restoration of the Great Maharsha Synagogue in Ostroh, a crowd-funding campaign to complete the work has been launched in his honor. Arshynov … continue reading →
(JHE) — We mourn the death of Hryhoriy (Grisha) Arshynov, a Jewish activist who fought for decades to rescue and preserve the Jewish cemetery in Ostroh, Ukraine — and over the past four years spearheaded the restoration of the town’s … continue reading →
(JHE) — Italian Jews are mourning the death this week of Amos Luzzatto, a longtime community leader who passed away September 9 aged 92. Luzzatto, a physician and scholar, served as president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) … continue reading →
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Sasha Nazar, of the L’viv Volunteer Center (LVC) of the Hesed Arieh All-Ukrainian Jewish Charitable Foundation, has been moving forward with restoration work on the Jacob Glanzer synagogue in Lviv — and his progress has been getting … continue reading →
