As Israel and the Jewish world mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 massacre, we post some images of Jerusalem found in synagogues, demonstrating the connection felt by Jews to the Holy Land. ShareTweetSharePin
The High Holidays edition of our JHE Newsletter is out — catch up with what you might have missed over the past few weeks. News, views, and insights from Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Germany, Austria, the UK, Czech Republic, Belarus, Poland, … continue reading →
The Timișoara city government is seeking a builder to carry out the first stage of the restoration of the synagogue in the city’s Fabric district. Built in 1897-99 and designed by the prolific synagogue architect Lipot Baumhorn, the grand Fabric … continue reading →
At long last, restoration work on the long-ruined Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanța has begun. Preliminary work began in July, with scaffolding erected this past week on both the exterior and interior of the building, … continue reading →
On her recent Jewish heritage trip in Romania, JHE’s Ruth Ellen Gruber came across two rare examples of matzevot made of wood — one in the Jewish cemetery in Botosani, and the other in the “New” Jewish cemetery in Dorohoi. … continue reading →
