The Budapest Festival Orchestra is winding up a three-date tour of concerts in provincial synagogues this week — a tour that included a performance in the newly renovated, more than 200-year-old synagogue in the town of Albertirsa. The tour … continue reading →
After eight years of work, the Hevra Sas Orthodox Synagogue (the Great Synagogue) in Oradea, Romania was officially rededicated at a joyous ceremony Saturday night — watch the video of the event: The synagogue, which seats 1,050 … continue reading →
Few other parts of Italy (or, indeed, of Europe) provide such a varied and spectacular array of Jewish heritage sites than does Piemonte — Piedmont — the northwest corner of the country along the French and Swiss borders. Aside … continue reading →
The government-funded renovation of the exterior of the monumental New Synagogue in Szeged, Hungary, has been completed. A ceremony Sept. 3 attended by Jewish leaders, Szeged’s mayor, the Israeli ambassador to Hungary and other VIPs marked the event, … continue reading →
When you restore a building that has suffered or been damaged, remodeled, or transformed for other use over the years, there is always the question as to what state the building will or or should be restored to. How … continue reading →
