20h ago

Restoring the Synagogue of Sarajevo

Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Conservative peer and human rights campaigner Baroness Helic makes an impassioned call for support for the restoration of a landmark shul

Restoring the Ashkenazi Synagogue of Sarajevo will enrich all communities in this diverse city steeped in history - The Jewish Chronicle Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Conservative peer and human rights campaigner Baroness Helic makes an impassioned call for support for the restoration of a landmark shul thejc.com

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@kolev

17h ago

But will there be a living community there?

I'm reading People Love Dead Jews and she says that Jewish heritage sites are nonsense that does nothing to support the living Jews today.

@serge

16h ago

It will likely become a "Jewish heritage site", which follows the pattern in the book, and that's not good, but it's better to have it as a heritage site than let it fall into nothing.