We are turning to our readers for help in providing information about the uniquely decorated wooden Ark in this photo — it is from a synagogue in Tállya, in northeastern Hungary, which was built at the beginning of the 19th … continue reading →
After three years of fund-raising and planning, work has begun to develop the ruins of a synagogue in Bobruisk, Belarus as an open-air Jewish cultural heritage site and museum. The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS reported May 30 … continue reading →
Summer is just about here in Europe and we’re continuing with some travel and tourism related posts and articles. Veteran travel writer Ben G. Frank has recently published the fourth edition of his book A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe. … continue reading →
The Ghetto of Venice received much attention in 2016, through a series of events that marked the 500th anniversary of its inception, in 1516. We’d like to draw attention to a recent book by Reed College Professor Dana E. Katz, … continue reading →
The Bratislava Jewish Community Museum opened its 2018 season with a special exhibit honoring Eugen Bárkány, a pioneer in the preservation, documentation, and display of Jewish heritage in Slovakia. Bárkány (1885-1967) was an engineer and building contractor from Prešov, in … continue reading →
