historic synagogue

10 Jewish sites to visit at Open House New York this weekend

Dozens of notable, unnoticed or usually inaccessible locations throughout the five boroughs are open to the public this weekend.

By Lisa Keys October 20, 2022 12:40 pm

The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecm, Poland receives about 1% of the 2.3 million visitors who come to the former death camp each year. (Courtesy of the Auschwitz Jewish Center)

A mile from Auschwitz, a restored synagogue recalls thriving Jewish life in Oswiecim

Activists and social media users are preserving the memory of a vibrant community whose extinction and centuries-long history have been eclipsed by the death camp next door.

November 17, 2021 2:48 pm

The interior of the Great Synagogue of Slonim, Belarus pictured in 2007. (Wikimedia Commons)

In Eastern Europe, historic synagogues are sold for the price of a used car

But new owners often need to commit to restore the structures that local governments and Jewish communities are having difficulties maintaining.

March 5, 2021 10:43 am

The building that used to house the Langside Synagogue in Glasgow, the United Kingdom pictured in 2017. (Courtesy of Michael Mail/The Foundation for Jewish Heritage)

Synagogue in Scotland nearly a century old named protected property

By Marcy Oster September 16, 2020 2:46 pm

2 Louisiana synagogues catch fire

By Marcy Oster May 3, 2020 1:47 pm

Newly renovated 14th-century synagogue unveiled in Egypt

By Marcy Oster January 13, 2020 10:01 am

Adas Israel Congregation went up in flames early Monday morning. The cause of the fire is unclear. (Screenshot from KBJR Channel 6)

Homeless man who burned down historic Minnesota synagogue gets ‘intense’ sentence

By Marcy Oster October 27, 2019 9:13 am

Wall of former historic Lower East Side synagogue collapses, killing 1

By Marcy Oster October 23, 2019 12:16 pm

Suspect charged with burning down Minnesota synagogue

By Marcy Oster September 15, 2019 12:02 pm

108-year-old synagogue is becoming apartments for Syracuse University students

By Ben Sales July 29, 2019 3:46 pm

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