Work is progressing on the renovation of the important modernist synagogue in Žilina, Slovakia, with the aim of transforming it into a contemporary arts center. Designed by the German architect Peter Behrens and built in 1928-31, the synagogue was long used … continue reading →
Pardon the fireworks, but we have something to celebrate! Our Jewish Heritage Europe Newsfeed has just passed a big milestone — more than 500 posts in the bit more than two years that we’ve been active! (This post, BTW, … continue reading →
For those in Prague — an exhibition on Jewish traces in the Prague 2 district (New Town) will be on display until June 1 on the ground floor of the New Town Hall, Karolovo namesti 1/23. Organized by the District … continue reading →
The Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica (Szabadka) Serbia, which has been undergoing fitful restoration since the 1970s, has been placed on Europa Nostra’s 2014 list of Europe’s Seven Most Endangered Monuments and Sites. (We reported in March that it was … continue reading →
For Italian-speakers, the newspaper il Resto di Carlino in Bologna runs an interview with Franco Bonilauri, the founding director of the Jewish Museum in Bologna, who will be retiring in August. In it, Bonilauri (who is not Jewish) reflects … continue reading →
