Cork Jewish Cultural Virtual Walk

Take a look at a virtual walk through the Jewish heritage and history in Cork, Ireland, a city whose only remaining synagogue was closed in 2016 due to the dwindling number of Jews. 

The Walk, and its web page is a project by the performance artist Ruti Lachs, who is active in the Munster Jewish Community, a “broad mix of Jews living, working, studying or visiting Munster, the South-West corner of Ireland,” that was formed after the closure of the Cork Synagogue. It describes itself as “an eclectic and inclusive mix of all Jews living, or staying in the Munster area, and wishing to take part in Jewish events/festivals.”

The Virtual Walk came about as “a follow-on from research for the 2020 musical play, Green Feather Boa, set in the Cork Jewish Community a hundred years earlier.” Both projects were supported by Cork City Council.