Just four months after celebrations marked the 150th anniversary of the orthodox synagogue in Miskolc, Hungary, threats to the building’s structural integrity due to the subsidence of the foundation have forced closure of the building. Today, October 6, was the … continue reading →
The Forward has run an article about the Teleki ter shtibl project in Budapest — the revitalization of an old apartment synagogue in Budapest’s 8th district — and the hopes of the project’s prime movers, brothers Andras and Gabor … 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 →
Rudolf Klein’s photographs of synagogues in central Europe are exhibited in an exhibition associated with the Jewish Culture Festival that is part of European Cultural Capital events in Kosice, Slovakia. The inaugural event is July 18. From the exhibition web … continue reading →
The Jewish community in Szombathely, Hungary, has opened a small new Jewish history museum and Jewish visitors’ center. An article in the local media said that the museum, opened during the annual ceremonies marking the city’s Holocaust memorial day July 7, … continue reading →
