(JHE) — The small but active Jewish community in Caransebeș, in western Romania, has embarked on an ambitious project to build a modern Jewish museum in the yard behind the elegant, 19th century neo-Gothic synagogue. Once complete, the museum and … continue reading →
(JHE) — The towns of Sighetul Marmatiei (Sighet) Romania and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine are sharing an EU grant to rehabilitate selected Jewish heritage sites and promote cross-border Jewish heritage-themed tourism. The EU’s 2014-2020 Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENI Cross-border Cooperation Program announced in January it … continue reading →
(JHE) — The Great Synagogue in Sibiu, Romania, has a newly restored main gate, thanks to the financial support of the German Foreign Ministry, which had also financed earlier maintenance and renovation work there. Work was carried out by itinerant … continue reading →
(JHE) — Simchat Torah — Rejoicing in the Torah, the Jewish festival that celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings (and beginning of the new cycle), falls this weekend. To mark the occasion, here are some images … continue reading →
(JHE) — Lipót Baumhorn, the most prolific synagogue architect in pre-WW2 Europe, is being honored with an open-air exhibit in Szeged, the city that is home to his masterpiece — the monumental domed New Synagogue, dedicated in 1903. At the … continue reading →
