At the beginning of May, we published a first round-up for 2023 of some of the many Jewish cemetery clean-up initiatives taking place this spring and summer in various European countries. Here’s a second Round-up listing more than 70 actions … continue reading →
Fire has damaged the long-empty Czernowitzer Rabbi’s Synagogue in Rădăuţi, and surrounding buildings. According to a statement from the regional fire department carried by local media, the fire broke out Monday night. Five fire trucks and their crews fought the … continue reading →
It looks as if — at long last — the restoration of the long-ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanța, Romania may finally go ahead. On June 12, Silviu Vexler, an MP and president of the … continue reading →
(JHE) — The festival of Shavuot, which begins tonight, marks the reception of the Torah — and Ten Commandments — at Mt. Sinai. Jews traditionally go to synagogue on Shavuot to hear the Ten Commandments read out: 1. I am the … continue reading →
The JHE monthly Newsletter for May is out — catch up with what you may have missed over the past few weeks. In this edition, info from Lithuania, Italy, the UK, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Romania, Ukraine, and more. There … continue reading →
