Starting in 1987, American-born Israeli educators Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman roamed central and eastern Europe, documenting synagogue buildings that were abandoned, transformed, ruined, and occasionally still used for Jewish worship — in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, northern Italy, Greece, and the … continue reading →
The Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference in Krakow took place back in April, but its impact is still being felt. The themes, discussions and presentations by the 100 or so participants from two dozen countries underscore all the issues we … continue reading →
The Association for the Preservation and Promotion of European Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) has added a second route to its European Routes of Jewish Heritage section. This one is a Route of Wooden Synagogues in Central and Eastern Europe. … continue reading →
Dr. Samuel D. Gruber spoke in Burlington, Vermont on Nov. 9 and 10 about the town’s “Lost Shul Mural” — a complex, brightly color mural, painted in 1910 by the Lithuanian immigrant Ben Zion Black, that once adorned the … continue reading →
ITV news in England has run a video report on the drive to raise funds to restore the high stone walls surrounding the historic, 18th-century Jewish cemetery in Penzance, Cornwall which we posted about on Dec. 7. Cost of … continue reading →
