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An Italian Journey: Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage

MEIS National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah Via Piangipane, 81, Ferrara

A temporary exhibit at Italy’s  National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara uses archival photographs, documents, and correspondence to “rethink” Italy’s Jewish heritage and show how it is an integral part of the country’s landscape and ... continue reading →

Painted Prayers exhibition – synagogue murals in Ukrainian Bukovina

University and City Library Cologne Universitätsstraße 33,, Cologne

The exhibition “Painted Prayers” presents the murals in synagogues of the Ukrainian Bukovina and addresses the threat and destruction of cultural assets by the war. It also documents German-Ukrainian cooperation in the preservation of Jewish cultural heritage in Ukraine. There ... continue reading →

Unimaginable: The Void after the Great Synagogues

Galica Jewish Museum Dajwor 18, Krakow

The exhibition is dedicated to the -- destroyed -- monumental synagogues built mostly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, in a variety of styles ranging from Neo-Gothic to Moorish. The exhibition draws attention to the scale of destruction of ... continue reading →

Shul! The Old Town’s Synagogue

A current exhibition at the Swedish Jewish Museum tells the story of its premises — Stockholm’s oldest preserved synagogue building. 

Houses of Eternity

Museum of Mazovian Jews 7 Kwiatka, Plock

The exhibition titled "Houses of Eternity" from the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow,  devoted to the tradition and history of Jewish cemeteries.  Taking into account the current state of preservation of most Jewish cemeteries and matzevot, it tries to answer ... continue reading →

Ongoing

100+ Synagogues in Germany

Jewish Museum Franken in Schnaittach Museumsgasse 12-16, Schnaittach

The exhibition 100+ Synagogues in Germany, based on the new book by Alex Jakobowicz.. The exhibition presents prayer houses preserved for centuries, synagogues that have found new meanings and yet preserve their history, and new buildings built by the re-emerging ... continue reading →