The rundown Chewra Thilim (Psalm Brotherhood) Beit Midrash, or prayer house, where valuable wall paintings representing holy places and animals were discovered in 2008, has been turned into a disco club that opens this weekend. Called “Mezcal”, the club, according … continue reading →
We have now posted the English translation of Hagay HaCohen’s lengthy and comprehensive article about the Managing Jewish Immovable Heritage conference, for Polish Radio’s Hebrew service. Click here to see the translation ShareTweetSharePin
The 17th-18th century synagogue in Nowy Korczyn, Poland, long a poignant symbol of the destruction of Jewish communities and the neglect and abandonment of Jewish heritage sites in eastern and central Europe, has undergone partial restoration and preservation as a … continue reading →
Renzo Funaro and Annie Sacerdoti of Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage, who both gave presentations at last week’s working seminar in Krakow on managing Jewish immovable heritage, have written up the conference in a report posted on the Union … continue reading →
Hagay HaCohen writes a long, information article about the Managing Jewish Built Heritage Conference in Krakow, for Polish Radio’s Hebrew language service. Click here to view the story (in Hebrew — but google translate gives pretty much of the gist) … continue reading →
