Mazel tov to Lesley Weiss, the chair of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, who was presented with the U.S. annual Jewish Heritage Celebration’s Jewish Heritage Appreciation Award. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) presented the … continue reading →
The Low Country Digital Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina, has uploaded 430 postcards of central and eastern European synagogues from the Rabbi William A. Rosenthall Collection of Judaica, which is held at the College. Rosenthall was the rabbi at … continue reading →
Today, Sept. 29, is the annual European Day of Jewish Culture — with hundreds of events planned in a dozen countries around Europe: performances, lectures, concerts, guided tours, food-tastings, book fairs, and more. Synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and other Jewish heritage … continue reading →
In a video on the Bulgarian news site gospodari.com, reporter Petar Antonov focuses on the lack of progress in the restoration of the ruined synagogue in Vidin. The video shows graphic footage of the building. In Antonov’s previous report from 2012, … continue reading →
At least four big Jewish culture festivals are on in Europe this week and next — in Warsaw; Budapest; Pula, Croatia, and Italy’s Puglia (Apulia) region — ahead and after the “really big” one — the European Day of … continue reading →
