Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: A current exhibit and new online resource trace Manchester’s vanished Jewish spaces & places

A current exhibition and a new online resource trace the history and geography of Jewish life in Manchester, the UK’s second largest Jewish center, after London.  The exhibition is “Vanished Streets” — an exhibition running October 20-January 16 at the … continue reading →

Pipe Organs in Synagogues — Pride and Polemics. (See pix and access an article and music)

Ark in the Fabric synagogue, Timisoara, showing the organ behind and above it. Photo © Anna Szentgyörgyi

Having an organ in a synagogue is a fairly recent innovation, related to the emancipation of the Jews and spread of reform Judaism in the 19th century.  The introduction of a pipe organ into a synagogue sometimes sparked heated polemics. … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Panels and Lectures on Visual Arts; World Congress of Jewish Studies — August 2022

  The Eighteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, August 8-12, 2022 Section of Panels and Lectures on Visual Arts   If all goes well, the 18th World Congress of Jewish Studies will be held next August — in person — … continue reading →