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The first steps have been taken toward the possible restoration of the ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port city of Constanța, Rpmania. A team of architects visited the site this week to assess the condition of the devastated … continue reading →
As part of year-long events marking the 700th anniversary of the synagogue in Córdoba, Spain, the University of Cordoba and the City Council have launched a new web site dedicated to the Jewish history of the town and region. The … continue reading →
November 17 marked the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the so-called Velvet Revolution that toppled communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia. Since then, many things have changed….. Relating to Jewish heritage, in what today is the Czech Republic more than 65 … continue reading →
Marking 50 years of activity, the Sephardi Museum, founded in 1964 and located in the 14th century Transito (or Samuel ha-Levi) Synagogue in Toledo, expects to have welcomed some 350,000 visitors this year — a record number that tops the approximately 300,000 … continue reading →
The Bratislava Jewish Community Museum, which opened in June 2012, is located in the women’s gallery of the city’s one surviving synagogue — the orthodox synagogue on Heydukova street. The permanent exhibits open on to the sanctuary of the synagogue, … continue reading →
