An all-day series of events to mark the 150th anniversary of the Kazinczy street synagogue in Miskolc, Hungary, will take place on June 9, organized by the autonomous Orthodox Jewish congregation there. (The city’s grand Paloczy street synagogue, built in … continue reading →
We were glad to see a lengthy article in the Christian Science Monitor highlighting the little Teleki ter synagogue in Budapest’s 8th District, and the project spearheaded by chairman Andras Mayer and his brother Gabor to renovate the little shtiebl … continue reading →
A former synagogue in southern Budapest’s outlying 22nd district has been restored and will be used as a local library. Built in the early 19th century, the small Baroque synagogue was home to an orthodox congregation before World War II. … continue reading →
Congratulations to Rudolf Klein, whose stunning new book about the Art Nouveau synagogue in Subotica (Szabadka), Serbia — his home town — has won the award for Vojvodina province’s “Most Beautiful Hungarian Book 2012.” See details in the People section … continue reading →
The International Institute for Jewish Genealogy (IIJG) has announced that its Founding Director, Dr. Neville Lamdan, has retired from his position after seven years in the job. In his place, the IIJG Executive Committee decided to create the new positions … continue reading →
