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New and Continuing Efforts to Preserve Jewish Sites in Izmir
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
Death of Maria Piechotka in Warsaw at Age 100
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
Lithuania: archaeologists uncover pre-WW2 shulhoyf in Pakruojis near recently restored wooden synagogue
(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
ISJM President Samuel Gruber to Speak About Synagogue Architecture
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
Temple Freda in Bryan, Texas (1913) to Be Restored
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
New Book on Judaica of Medieval Erfurt
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
Hobart (Australia) Synagogue Celebrates 175 Years
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
New Life for Historic Temple Sinai in Sumter, South Carolina
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
Pittsburgh’s Former B’nai Israel Likely to Become Apartments & Public Space
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
It’s Not Easy to Make A Monument: The Long (and Unresolved) Effort to Commemorate American Liberators at Buchenwald
Jerry Klinger hoped to see a monument to the American soldiers who liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany. For years he’d looked to the 75th anniversary of the freeing … Read More