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This comprehensive work examines metropolitan Jewish cemeteries in Central and Eastern Europe, offering a comparative analysis across the region, from the Baltic to the Balkans and Russia to Germany. It explores various disciplines, including art history, architecture, landscaping, Jewish studies, and modern Jewish history. A key focus is the cultural background of Jewish funerary art, highlighting the Christian-Jewish dialogue, inter-Jewish influences across Europe, and the impact of the Reform Movement that originated in Germany. Additionally, it addresses the Ashkenazi-Sephardi dialogue in certain areas. This study is the first to cover all aspects related to Jewish burial places from the 19th and 20th centuries, including urban context, cemetery morphology, gravestone typology, stylistic analysis, and the significance of symbols and inscriptions. It examines both well-preserved and deteriorated cemeteries, emphasizing their artistic, historical, and memorial value. The book caters to a diverse audience, including municipal decision-makers, urban planners, architects, restorers, cemetery managers, art historians, Jewish studies scholars, and anyone interested in Jewish heritage and funerary culture during this period.

"Synagogues in Hungary 1782-1918" is the first comprehensive study that systematically covers all synagogues in Hungary from the Edict of Tolerance by Joseph II to the end of the First World War. Unlike prior attempts, dealing with Post-World-War-Two Hungary only, the geographical range of this study includes historic Hungary, today Austro-Hungarian successor states, within the mentioned chronological timespan. The study presents Hungarian architecture of synagogues in a chronological order; the author gives special attention to the boom of synagogue architecture and art from 1867 to 1918, a time also called "the modern Jewish Renaissance". However, the greatest contribution of this book is the innovative matrix method, which the author applies to determine the basic types of synagogues by using eight basic criteria. The book also deals with the problem of urban context, the position of the synagogue in the city and its immediate environment. There are two detailed case studies how communities built their synagogues and how were these received by the general public. The book ends with a theoretical summary that tries to determine the role of post-emancipation period synagogues in general architectural history.

This updated edition features fresh content that covers significant events and developments from the turn of the millennium onward, providing a comprehensive overview of recent history. It offers insights and analyses that reflect the evolving landscape of global affairs, making it a valuable resource for readers seeking to understand contemporary issues and their historical context.