The years-long, more than €8 million restoration of the Carlebach synagogue in the city of Lübeck, in northern Germany, has been completed, but the gala reopening this month — which would have included the ceremonial placement of Torah scrolls — … continue reading →
In recent months, Dr. Heidi M. Szpek and Frank J. Idzikowski (with the help of NARA private researcher, Dirk Burgdorf) acquired World War II Luftwaffe Aerial images from the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on behalf of the … continue reading →
The long-abandoned synagogue of Kővágóörs, a village near the north shore of Hungary’s Lake Balaton, is – finally – set to be reconstructed. A foundation set up last year has purchased the long-ruined building and plans to restore it for … continue reading →
A new online book offers a detailed documentation of the historic (and only surviving) Jewish cemetery in Alytus, Lithuania, with a brief history of the Jewish community, a map of the cemetery, and photographs and translations of the 99 stones … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Naples wants to restore its 19th century synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery, but while plans for both projects were drawn up more than a year ago, funds are lacking, and Jewish community secretary Claudia Campagnano told … continue reading →
