There are many online conferences and events these pandemic days — but this one looks especially interesting, providing insight and context to a topic that is largely little known: Synagogue architecture in Sweden (and other Nordic countries). The Symposium on … continue reading →
On staycation this year because of the pandemic? Here’s our regular list of (some of the) locally organized guided tours and other Jewish heritage tourism events in the coming week. If you’re at or near one of these places take … continue reading →
Just in time for Hanukkah, the November issue of our monthly Newsletter is out. News, views, and insights from Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Romania, Norway, the UK — and more. This month: JHE at the Association of European Jewish … continue reading →
The scholars Ruth Mandel and Rachel Lehr are carrying out ethnographic research about site-specific artists’ responses to the Holocaust. In our new Have Your Say personal essay — Kaddish in Norway: On the trail of Stolpersteine/snublestein/stumbling blocks — they … continue reading →
The modernist-functionalist Agudas Achim synagogue on Skořepka street in Brno, Czech Republic, has reopened after a renovation — and as part of the ceremony received a newly written Torah scroll. The renovation was in part funded with a €204,409 grant from the … continue reading →
