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Important New Book on Synagogue Architecture by Sergey R. Kravtsov

An important new book on synagogue architecture has just been published. Titled In the Shadow of Empires: Synagogue Architecture in East Central Europe, it is a collection of essays by JHE friend Sergey R. Kravtsov, of the Center for Jewish Art … continue reading →

“Back to Shul” – new (free!) online book, a text-and-photo-essay on the surviving synagogue buildings in Lithuania

  The International Center for Litvak Photography has just published the e-book Back to Shul  — a highly personal text and photo essay by the Center’s director, the British photographer Richard Schofield, that chronicles a 12-day journey documenting synagogue buildings in Lithuania. … continue reading →

Round-up: Summer time is Jewish cemetery clean-up time

Jewish cemetery, Holesov, CZ

So many Jewish cemetery/Jewish heritage volunteer clean-up operations take place each spring and summer that it’s hard to keep track. Here are just a few that have caught our eye — some that have taken place, some that are under … continue reading →

Lithuania: Archaeologists unearth Bimah of Vilnius Great Synagogue

An international team of archaeologists from the USA, Canada, Lithuania and Israel have revealed the foundations of the Bimah that once anchored the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius, locating it directly under the school building that was constructed atop the … continue reading →