The restoration of the synagogue building in Seini, in northwest Romania, is proceeding. As we posted in 2023, the €2.4 million project will transform the long-disused building complex into a Museum of the Jews of Transylvania, concert hall, and cultural … continue reading →
We wish all our readers a Happy Hanukkah! In these difficult times, and in the wake of the horror in Sydney, the spirit of Light is needed even more than ever — so, as we’ve done in the past, we … continue reading →
The night of November 9-10 marks the 87th 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 →
On the annual Night of the Open Synagogues, many synagogues around Romania are open to the public. There does not seem to be any comprehensive central web site with all the participating synagogues — but some of them are listed … continue reading →
International conference: Urban and Rural Jewish Cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe: History, Research, and Valuation . A follow-up to the first conference in Alba Iulia in October 2024, which dealt mainly with urban Jewish cemeteries and whose proceedings will … continue reading →
