The synagogue in Nowy Sącz, Poland, which long housed a museum, is being used once again for religious services by Hassidim visiting the tombs of the Tzaddik Chaim Halberstam and his descendants in the Jewish cemetery. Virtual Shtetl reports that the museum management “handed over the keys to the … continue reading →
Representatives of the Networks of Jewish Quarters in Spain and Portugal are meeting today and tomorrow (Sept. 18-19) in Cordoba to discuss ways to cooperate in proposing “joint actions to enhance in the work of preservation and dissemination of Jewish … continue reading →
Next year, 2016, marks the 500th anniversary of the institution of the Venice ghetto. Many events and initiatives are planned. One of them is a conference in Venice in May — we are happy to forward the call for papers, … continue reading →
We continue our High Holidays feature highlighting synagogues that were inaugurated or rededicated after renovation on or around Rosh Hashanah. Today we feature the magnificent Dohany St. Synagogue in Budapest and Great Synagogue in Sofia Bulgaria, — which were both … continue reading →
Monthlong restoration and cleaning work in August has been completed at the 14th century El Transito synagogue in Toledo, which houses the Sephardi Museum. The Museum reopened Friday in time for weekend events connected with the European Day of Jewish … continue reading →
