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The Jewish Museum of Venice Reopens After Seven Years — The MEV came back on 22 October 2026 after seven years closed, with the route through the Scola Tedesca, the Scola Italiana and the Canton reopened and the museum grown from 1,290 to more than 1,700 square metres.
Brandeis Hebrew Academy Is Now Lev Jewish Academy — The Five Towns day school that has carried the Brandeis name since 1945 reopened this autumn as Lev Jewish Academy, after a partnership with the Leviev Foundation. The building, the phone number and the grades are the same.
Three Fires at Jewish Sites in a Week: Coincidence, or a Pattern? — Over roughly a week, fire tore through three very different spaces central to Jewish communal life across two continents: the historic hospitality complex besid
A 200-Year Legacy Expands: The Grand Reopening of Amsterdam’s David & Mouwes — AMSTERDAM — For two centuries, the name Mouwes has been synonymous with Jewish life, community, and culinary tradition in the Netherlands. From its historic roo
Whenever It's Open, There's a Line Outside: The Phenomenon of Pigeon Bagels — PITTSBURGH - If you happen to turn down Hobart Street in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood on any given morning, you will witness a local ritual. Before the shop’s doo
Iceland Opens Its First Jewish Center: Beit Shvidler in Reykjavík — REYKJAVIK - On 7 July 2026, Iceland inaugurated the first Jewish center in its history — Beit Shvidler, in downtown Reykjavík — home to a synagogue, a gallery of Icelandic Jewish history, and a geothermally heated mikvah to come.
Bobruisk's Historic Jewish Cemetery Nears First Stage of Restoration — BOBRUISK - Restoration of Bobruisk's only surviving Jewish cemetery is nearing the completion of its first stage after nearly two years of work, led by Chief Rabbi Shaul Chababo and trustee Felix Gurevich.
Budapest Gets Its First Mehadrin Kosher Ice Cream Shop — BUDAPEST - Kürtosh brings Budapest its first strictly kosher (Mehadrin) ice cream — plus hot Hungarian chimney cake, frozen yogurt, shakes and coffee.
Baghetto Meat in Rome Earns Glatt Mehadrin Certification — ROME - Rome's Baghetto Meat is now certified Glatt Mehadrin by the Beis Din of Rome, with a full-time mashgiach on-site and vegetables checked in-house.