The Prague Jewish Museum has a new visitor information and reservation center. The facility, which opened February 3, is located at Meiselsa 15, close to the several historic synagogues that comprise the museum and house its exhibitions. The museum in … 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 →
Starting in 1987, American-born Israeli educators Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman roamed central and eastern Europe, documenting synagogue buildings that were abandoned, transformed, ruined, and occasionally still used for Jewish worship — in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, northern Italy, Greece, and the … continue reading →
Opening Jewish heritage sites to tourism is one of the goals of preservation, restoration and promotion of these historic, fascinating (and often splendid) places. It allows them to be visited and encourages knowledge about Jewish history, heritage, traditions and culture. … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of European Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ) on the launch of its new website/route on Architectural Modernism in European Synagogues! Prepared by Jon Wright, the web site falls under … continue reading →
