There is still time to submit an essay for this important special issue of “Jewish Folklore and Ethnology.” CALL FOR ESSAYS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF JEWISH FOLKLORE AND ETHNOLOGY IN HONOR OF DAN BEN-AMOS Jewish Folklore and Ethnology (JFE) is … continue reading →
The Jewish Museum in Prague has launched an informative web site with online exhibits about the eclectic material discovered in genizas in a dozen synagogue buildings that have been researched in the country since the 1990s. The web site, in … continue reading →
(JHE) — The festival of Shavuot, which begins tonight, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am the … continue reading →
The U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad has taken on as a project the restoration of the women’s gallery in the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania and pledged to raise $75,000 toward the work. The synagogue underwent a … continue reading →
Workers carrying out general restoration and maintenance of the grand, domed synagogue in Florence have discovered serious damage to a load-bearing column in the building’s left tower, necessitating urgent repair work. The Jewish community and the Opera del Tempio Ebraico … continue reading →
