Of all the iconography found in Jewish gravestone art and in painted wooden synagogues, the one that to us (and by to “us” we mean to “me” — JHE Coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber) is perhaps the most fascinating, not … continue reading →
Last night was Halloween, and to mark the occasion the web site Jewniverse posted a jokey article and photo gallery called “The Police Supply Store and 10 Other Synagogue Disguises” — that is, synagogues that have been converted for … continue reading →
Lots continues to go on regarding Jewish heritage in Poland. Here are a few examples of recent news we find particularly interesting — we urge you to visit the News pages of Virtual Shtetl to find out other … continue reading →
The fortress-like synagogue in the small town of Szydłów, in southern Poland, will undergo extensive restoration as part of a nearly 10 million zloty (€2.3 million) development project for the town, which is sometimes called the “Polish Carcassonne” … continue reading →
A small synagogue in an outlying neighborhood of Budapest sustained heavy damage in a fire. The blaze, which broke out the night of October 24 in the synagogue in Budapest’s 14th district, Zuglo, gutted the sanctuary, destroyed the synagogue’s Torah … continue reading →
