UPDATE — Work on the synagogue was completed as of the end of January 2021. The mayor and other officials visited and the town posted a photo gallery showing details of the restored building, including wall paintings, on its … continue reading →
The JHE monthly Newsletter for October is out! A summary of JHE news, views, and insights from the past month. This month, synagogues were among our main areas of focus. We reported on synagogue restoration projects in Poland, Austria, Italy, … continue reading →
(JHE) — Archaeologists in recent months discovered elements of the destroyed pre-World War II synagogue complex in Pakruojis, Lithuania, that once had three synagogues anchored by the surviving wooden synagogue (the so-called summer synagogue), which was recently fully restored. At … continue reading →
(JHE) — The small wooden synagogues in Alanta and Kurkliai, Lithuania, are under restoration. In Kurkliai, according to the news site 15min.lt, maintenance and conservation work has been going on since 2019. The logs of the walls were strengthened and rotten logs … continue reading →
(JHE) — For the third time this year, we are publishing a round-up of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives, by volunteers and others, taking place in various European countries. Earlier this year, we documented such initiatives at … continue reading →
