International Survey of Jewish Monuments (founded 1977)
From Jewish Heritage Europe: Estonia Update: €400,000 allocated for development of Tallinn’s Old Jewish Cemetery as memorial site and park (JHE) — City authorities in Tallinn are allocating €400,000 for … Read More
Jewish-Heritage-Europe.eu provides an update on the continuing efforts to to protect and preserve the many former synagogues of Izmir, Turkey. These efforts have been ongoing for many years but are … Read More
She was co-author of Wooden Synagogues and many other important works on Polish Jewish art and architecture. From ISJM president Sam Gruber: I am very sad to learn of the … Read More
(JHE) — Archaeologists in recent months discovered elements of the destroyed pre-World War II synagogue complex in Pakruojis, Lithuania, that once had three synagogues anchored by the surviving wooden synagogue … Read More
Architectural historian and ISJM president Dr. Sam Gruber will give three Zoom lectures about synagogue architecture in October for the Community Scholar Program of Orange County (CA). The lectures are … Read More
When the cornerstone of Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas was laid in 1913, the local newspaper wrote: “the synagogue is a neat little brick structure, modern in design, and when … Read More
A new book on Judaica of medieval Erfurt, one of the best preserved medieval jewish centers in Germany, has been published by the Landeshauptstadt Erfurt and the University of Erfurt. … Read More
We share this article by Peter Kohn from the Australian Jewish News (July 3, 2020) 175 years young: Hobart Shule’s landmark anniversaryHobart Synagogue is turning 175 years old, but coronavirus … Read More
By Samuel D. Gruber There is good news from South Carolina. While many small congregations in the state and across the country have been forced to close the doors of … Read More
ISJM recently learned from an article by Sandra Tolliver on the website What’s NEXT for pittsburgh? that a plan is afoot to adapt the former B’nai Israel Synagogue in Garfield … Read More