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In Holland, One of the World’s Most Expensive Chanukah Menorahs Hides in Plain Sight
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Nothing about the appearance of object MB02280 at this city’s Jewish Historical Museum suggests it is the capital’s priciest Chanukah menorah, worth more than the average local price of a duplex home. Shaped like the body of a violin, it is...
Russia’s Westernmost Synagogue Rebuilt 80 years After Kristallnacht Destruction
KALININGRAD, Russia (JTA) — Walking to school and back, Michael Wieck twice a day would pass by one of Europe’s largest and most spectacular Jewish places of worship: Koenigsberg’s New Synagogue. The mammoth shul was built in 1896 in the Aesopian style in the...
Is This the Last Stand for Amsterdam’s Jewish Market?
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Growing up, Jaap Soesan would count the days until his parents would take him to Waterloo Square, a central area that many people here call the Jewish market. “It was a treat to go there,” recalled Soesan, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor from the...
In Europe, Synagogues are Protected Like Fortresses. It Took Decades to Get There.
BRUSSELS (JTA) — Will security at American Jewish institutions now mirror that of Europe, with its police protection, armed guards, panic rooms and sterile zones at synagogues? It’s a possibility that is being debated more seriously than ever before following the Tree...Upcoming Events
Dec
22
Sat
8:00 pm Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance... @ Creative Alliance
Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance... @ Creative Alliance
Dec 22 @ 8:00 pm
Burn off those latkes by dancing up a storm at this party. You can learn Yiddish social dances and get down with Charm City Klezmer, featuring Judith Geller and Michael Raitzyk.
Dec
25
Tue
10:00 am A Magical Mitzvah @ Jewish Museum of Maryland
A Magical Mitzvah @ Jewish Museum of Maryland 
Dec 25 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fill backpacks with school supplies and create homemade stress balls for the students at Esperanza Center, a Baltimore-based organization whose mission is to welcome immigrants. Activities are suitable for all ages and no artistic talent[...]
Jan
17
Thu
8:30 pm BSO Pulse @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
BSO Pulse @ Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Jan 17 @ 8:30 pm
BSO Pulse returns for a fourth season of bringing together classical music and indie artists for a unique musical experience. Each collaboration crosses genres. Nicholas Hersh conducts. The shows kick off with a pre-concert party[...]
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