International Survey of Jewish Monuments (founded 1977)
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
Ruth Ellen Gruber, editor of the essential website Jewish-Heritge-Europe.eu writes on JHE, writes that: “This year marks the 160th birthday of the Hungarian architect Lipot Baumhorn, the most prolific synagogue … Read More