We continue our High Holidays feature highlighting synagogues that were inaugurated or rededicated after renovation on or around Rosh Hashanah. Today we feature the magnificent Dohany St. Synagogue in Budapest and Great Synagogue in Sofia Bulgaria, — which were both … continue reading →
Monthlong restoration and cleaning work in August has been completed at the 14th century El Transito synagogue in Toledo, which houses the Sephardi Museum. The Museum reopened Friday in time for weekend events connected with the European Day of Jewish … continue reading →
Restoration and renovation work is progressing on the Jewish communal courtyard complex of buildings in Wrocław, southwest Poland. Current work includes the complete restoration of the small shtibl that has been used by the contemporary Jewish community, as well as … continue reading →
Thanks to a grant from the World Monuments Fund, emergency work is under way to save the ornate, polychrome wooden Ark in the 17th century synagogue in Iaşi, Romania. As we reported last year, the Ark and surrounding decorative frame … continue reading →
The medieval synagogue building Maribor, Slovenia has been granted the status as a cultural landmark of national importance. Slovenian media report that the step was taken by government decree on Friday (August 28). (It already had been listed as … continue reading →
