The historic Great Synagogue in Ludza, Latvia — dating from around 1800 and the oldest surviving synagogue in the country — will be rededicated on August 11 after a detailed restoration that included restoring the wooden structure and also … continue reading →
The first Day of Jewish Monuments will be held in the Czech Republic on Sunday, August 14. On that day, 41 selected Jewish heritage sites around the country will be open to visitors. They include synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and … continue reading →
The Heritage Property Department of Oradea, in western Romania near the border with Hungary, is set to take over the management of the disused Primariei (Teleki) Street (Hinech Neoral) orthodox synagogue, in a move that — it is hoped … continue reading →
The Maceva Litvak Cemetery Catalogue, strapped for funding, has launched a newly designed web site which includes a new access policy for its digitized cemetery resources that essentially puts its database behind a paywall. Under the new policy, Maceva … continue reading →
A civic-run Jewish museum has opened in Fondi, a town in Italy’s Lazio region, near the coast halfway between Rome and Naples, where Jews lived from ancient Roman times until their expulsion half a millennium ago. It was the second … continue reading →
