Marking the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Greek Jews, JTA runs a story about the dwindling Romaniote Jewish community in Ioannina, with a focus (and picture) of the historic synagogue there. The Nazis rounded up more than 1800 … continue reading →
The installation of the replica of the painted ceiling and bimah of the destroyed wooden synagogue that once stood in Gwozdziec (now Ukraine) have been completed at the Museum of the History Polish Jews. In this video, Rick and … continue reading →
In the mid-2000s Emil Fish, who left his native Bardejov, in eastern Slovakia, in 1949, founded an association to preserve Jewish heritage in his home town, the Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee. Among other things, the group is constructing a … continue reading →
The German researcher Christian Herrmann is on one of his regular trips to Ukraine to document Jewish heritage sites. On his trip, he visited Sataniv (Satanov) and was able to photograph the historic 16th century fortress synagogue, which has been … continue reading →
The year 2015 marks the700th anniversary of the synagogue in Cordoba, Spain, and among activities leading up to celebrations, the fifth training seminar on Jewish culture in Cordoba, which takes place this week, focuses on tourism and especially the synagogue, … continue reading →
