The Cultural Heritage Department of the Lithuanian Culture Ministry has listed the modest wooden synagogue in Varėna, Lithuania on the roster of cultural heritage sites as being “of local significance and important for its architecture and as a memorial.” … continue reading →
Samuel D. Gruber has written up a report on the conference held back in September about how to commemorate the site of the destroyed Great Synagogue in Vilnius. The conference September 4-5 was organized by the nonprofit entity “Jerusalem … continue reading →
Several new books make important contributions to the study of synagogue history, art and architecture and provide insight on the ways disused synagogues have been neglected, restored and/or repurposed in recent decades. Two are monumental works focusing on synagogues … continue reading →
As we have reported, the wooden synagogue in Žiežmariai, Lithuania has been under restoration. Lithuanian television posted this video of the work on September 28. (There are a couple of ads before the report.) The synagogue … continue reading →
The writer and photographer Jason Francisco has written a powerful text-and-photo essay called “Footprints and Footsteps” centering on his attempts to re-imagine destroyed synagogues (or another building) by closely exploring the space — in many ways now a void … continue reading →
