City makes PPS 2021 list of most endangered properties
THE BROAD STREET SYNAGOGUE, located at 688 Broad St.,was one of the several properties included on the Providence Preservation Society s 2021 Most Endangered Properties list. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society on Wednesday released its 2021 Most Endangered Properties List, which includes the entire capital city. The list, released each year, is designed to generate support for the preservation of vulnerable structures and places, the organization said. In addition to specific properties listed this year, the organizations included all of…
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Watch: Xploring Hungary – New Synagogue Of Szeged
22 Jan 2021 8:42 AM The new synagogue and the head office of Jewish community could plan Lipót Baumhorn based on a contest of design. The building operation began in the August of 1907 and ended by October.
We can recognise nearly all architectural styles in this monumental 48,5 meter (158,5 feet) tall moorish-art nouveau building, its insertion by sprandrels, the rib-like wall above the organ is Gothic, the columns holding the galleries are Roman.
The most beautiful part of the synagogue is the interior of the dome, which symbolizes the world. According to the teachings of Jewish religion, morality is determined by three factors: work, culture, good deeds. In biblical language this can be expressed by four wonds, which are painted in Hebrew on the gussets above the colums holding the dome.
Israeli ambassador to Hungary backs Viktor Orban s government
In a DW interview, Israeli Ambassador Yacov Hadas-Handelsman condemns anti-Semitic statements made by individual Hungarian politicians. Overall, however, he praises the Fidesz government.
DW: This month, the European Court of
Justice upheld a ban on kosher and halal slaughter. Hungary s Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen was one of the few European politicians to criticize the decision, calling it a disgrace for religious freedom and the safety of Europe s Jewish community. Do you welcome his reaction?
Ambassador Yacov Hadas-Handelsman: The Hungarian government has called a spade a spade. Mr. Semjen is correct: The court s decision places the rights of animals above the rights of humans.
Jewish Family Experience in Beachwood held its annual pre-Passover Steak ân Seder event March 23, hosted by Scott Simon of Pepper Pike. The men enjoyed cocktails and grilled steaks, followed by a Passover seder workshop, led by JFX Rabbi Sruly Koval. The event wasnât held last year due to CO… More Headlines
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