The recently restored Etz Hayim synagogue in Izmir, Turkey has won a Conservation Award. Leading project organizer Nesim Bencoya also won a personal award linked to his role as founder of the Sephardi Cultural Festival which has been held annually in Izmir at Chanukah. The Foundation has been involved with the Etz Hayim synagogue for […]
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The United Arab Emirates is taking major steps to combat a regional culture of Holocaust denial in the wake of the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized its relations with Israel. Once entirely absent from the learning materials of children in the UAE — which also blacked out Israel from world maps and globes — the […]
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Queen Margrethe visited the Danish Jewish Museum to mark 400 years of Jewish history in Denmark. She also attended a celebratory service at Copenhagen Synagogue where she meet the chairman of the Danish Jewish community, Dr. Henri Goldstein, and Rabbi Yair Melchior. This year marks the 400th anniversary of King Christian IV inviting the Jewish […]
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The Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Alessandria has been reopened with the presence of the highest local authorities and representatives of the Jewish communities of Turin and Genoa. The Synagogue of Alessandria was inaugurated in 1871 in Via Milano, where the city ghetto was once located. As in several other cities, the Alessandrian community wanted […]
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The annual “Night of the Open Synagogues” will take place in Bucharest and other Romanian cities this Saturday night! Four synagogues in the capital will be open to the public starting at 8 p.m., each hosting a range of activities including film showings, talks, tours, food and wine tastings, music and dance, theatrical performances, meetings […]
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Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repatriate Sephardic Jews from around the world. Now she is going to be knighted by Spain’s monarchy for helping others obtain that same citizenship. Alhadeff, a 72-year-old real estate agent from Seattle, will be knighted under the order of Queen Isabella the Catholic. Since […]
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In Sousse, Monastir, and Nabeul, the Tunisian Jewish community, supported by the local authorities, is working to restore places of heritage. Portraits of rabbis, weavers, millers, farmers, athletes, and artists line the walls of the Gaston Karila space in Nabeul, in the Cap-Bon region. This gallery of faces entitled “The Last Magnificent” pays tribute to the last […]
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Today, publishing on the anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Poland, We Survived the Holocaust (Imagine and Wonder Publishing) is a triumph of words and illustrations that conveys a complicated history and a story of courage to readers of all ages. Author Frank Baker and graphic illustrator Tim Ogline combine their storytelling talents for a […]
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New Book Captures Fear and Fortitude of Dutch Boy Who Escaped the Nazis Inspired by a real boy and real events, David Tabatsky’s new book, The Boy Behind the Door: How Salomon Kool Escaped the Nazis, shares the story of a Dutch teenager who survived World War II by eluding the Nazis time and time […]
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Historians look at the rise of Fascism on the Continent during the 1930s as a road map to understanding the perils of today’s world. Yet, the insidious story of fascist sentiment in England before the Second World War has been largely overlooked, with most of the historical evidence long classified as too explosive by successive […]
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