This is somewhat off our Jewish built heritage focus, but exciting (and rather delightful) news that could interest our readers. The British Library reports that more than 300 of its precious Hebrew manuscripts — dating back to the 9th century … continue reading →
An extensive — and it is hoped growing — new online resource on Hungarian synagogues has been recently launched. Called synagogues.hu it amounts to a sort of virtual museum on Hungarian synagogue architecture — and in fact was organized by … continue reading →
The town of Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw has — for the moment — suspended a plan that would build a residential complex with underground parking on the site of the Jewish cemetery pending investigations to determine the cemetery’s borders. JTA … continue reading →
We have posted in the past about the hundreds and hundreds of Jewish gravestones and fragments that have been discovered in recent years used as building material in Brest, Belarus. The situation has also gained prominence in the media. The Jewish … continue reading →
Many thanks to Jasna Ciric, the president of the Jewish community in Nis, Serbia, for her documentation of the exterior of the synagogue in Subotica, Serbia, showing the restored sections and also the parts still awaiting work. Fitful restoration of the synagogue … continue reading →
