The JHE monthly Newsletter for November is out today. Catch up with what you might have missed. News, views, and insights from the UK, Czech Republic, Romania, Germany, Italy, Belarus, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and more. Plus three photo essays, and … continue reading →
We’re in the Hebrew month of Kislev, whose Zodiac sign is Sagittarius — Keshet; or bow. Here are some images of the Bow (and arrow) marking Kislev, depicted in Zodiacs found in various European synagogues (and a library). ShareTweetSharePin
The night of November 9-10 marks the 85th anniversary of the so-called Kristallnacht pogrom — Reichspogromnacht — in 1938, when the Nazis launched coordinated violent attacks on Jews, Jewish property and Jewish places of worship all over Germany and German-occupied … continue reading →
We’re in the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, whose Zodiac sign is Akrav — Scorpio — the Scorpion. Here are some examples of how it is depicted in some of the Zodiacs found in European synagogues (and a library). ShareTweetSharePin4
Things are moving toward the restoration of the Fabric synagogue, the beautiful but derelict synagogue in Timisoara, designed by Lipot Baumhorn, which was place on the World Monuments Fund’s 2022 Watch List of heritage sites at risk. The WMF has … continue reading →
