(JHE) — The city of Hamburg has purchased the ruins of the reform synagogue on downtown Poolstrasse, built in 1844 and the first synagogue to have been constructed for the German liberal community, paving the way for preservation of the … continue reading →
A citizens’ group in the village of Mühlhausen, near Erlangen in Bavaria’s Franconia region, has purchased the village’s ravaged 18th century synagogue and hopes to restore it as a memorial and educational center as well as a cultural space. Built … continue reading →
Longtime Jewish cemetery researcher Krzysztof Bielawski has published a major new book on the destruction of Jewish cemeteries in Poland before, during, and after WW2 — up until the present day: the majority of the 280-page book deals with the … continue reading →
(JHE) — The tiny former synagogue in the Bavarian village of Gleusdorf — out of use as a synagogue for more than a century — has been refurbished and will open in the spring as an information center about local … continue reading →
(JHE) — After years of delays, a complete restoration of the Reichenbachstrasse synagogue in Munich is going ahead, thanks to millions of euros in grants from the Bavaria state, federal government, and the city of Munich. Designed by the architect … continue reading →
