Dr. Samuel D. Gruber spoke in Burlington, Vermont on Nov. 9 and 10 about the town’s “Lost Shul Mural” — a complex, brightly color mural, painted in 1910 by the Lithuanian immigrant Ben Zion Black, that once adorned the … continue reading →
Faina Kukliansky, the Chair of the Jewish Community in Lithuania, has sent us a progress report on efforts to preserve and restore several synagogues, including three of the 14 wooden synagogues remaining in the country. The Jewish Community working with … 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 →
The Jewish cemetery at Jonava, Lithuania, is listed as a Cultural Heritage site and one of the best preserved and best maintained in Lithuania, but discoveries are still being made there. Within the past few days, several buried matzevot were … continue reading →
Samuel D. Gruber has posted a fascinating item on his blog recounting the story of a rare East-European-style synagogue mural from 1910, which has been discovered in Burlington Vermont — and on which restoration work is set to begin. Photos can … continue reading →
