Note to our readers
In case our loyal readers have been wondering, we have not been posting to the Newsfeed this past week because of illness — but there is quite a backlog of news, and we hope to be back in action fairly … continue reading →
Restoration projects
UK: Plans for converting Liverpool Greenbank synagogue published
Details of plans to convert the abandoned, art deco Greenbank Drive synagogue into apartments have been revealed. The Liverpool Echo — which had featured the synagogue in its “Stop the Rot” preservation campaign — writes that a planning application … continue reading →
New “Have Your Say” op-ed! Jewish spaces, German obligation, World Heritage?
ShUM is an acronym of the first letters of the medieval Hebrew names of three cities in Germany: Shin (Sh) = Shpira = Speyer; Vav (represented as U) = Warmaisa = Worms; and Mem (M) = Magenza = Mainz. In … continue reading →
Lithuania: Šeduva Jewish cemetery by drone
Drone videography is becoming widespread…..seeing Jewish cemeteries from above provides a new perspective and puts them into the context of their surroundings. We have already linked to a drone video of the Jewish cemetery in Bialystok, Poland. Here’s … continue reading →
Greece: Monastiriotes synagogue in Thessaloniki restored
The Monastiriotes synagogue in Thessaloniki, Greece, one of the few synagogues to have survived in a city that before World War II had nearly 60, was ceremoniously reopened this month after a full restoration. Designed by the Czech … continue reading →