Today — Monday, May 18 — is the annual International Museum Day. The Day has been organized since 1977 by the International Council of Museums to raise awareness about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, … continue reading →
The Turkish fashion designer Asli Filinta staged a recent show of her designs in a former Istanbul synagogue that until 2015 housed the Turkish Jewish Museum. According to her Instagram and a video of the show on YouTube, a capacity … continue reading →
Work has begun on the full restoration of the historic but sadly derelict Etz Hayim Synagogue in Izmir, thanks to a grant from the Izmir Development Agency, which will cover 75 percent of the total 2,000,000 TRY (€303,000) project. … continue reading →
The Izmir Project has launched an appeal to raise $80,000 in matching funds to guarantee a municipal grant to restore the historic but sadly derelict Etz Hayim Synagogue. Believed to be the oldest synagogue in Izmir, it possibly dates … continue reading →
We’d like to note three recently published books that will be of interest to our readers. They deal with synagogue architecture in Central Europe and the Islamic World, and with the history of the Ghetto: — Synagogues in the Islamic … continue reading →
