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Rabbi Dawid Szychowski is the Lodz Jewish community’s spiritual leader. He was appointed emissary by Shavei Israel, an Israeli organization that encourages people with Jewish ancestry to strengthen their connection with Israel and the Jewish people. Originally from Poland, Rabbi Szychowski moved to Jerusalem to continue his rabbinic studies at the Machon Meir yeshiva. He received his rabbinic […]
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Slovakia lies in the heart of Europe and boasts magnificent scenery, gems of architecture, vivid folk traditions and as many as 300 spectacular castles, but it remains little known in the collective consciousness as a tourist destination. Bratislava is located just 40 miles east from Vienna. It is perfect for a day trip but well […]
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A major exhibition on medieval Jewish life and culture in northern Europe is under way at the Musée des Antiquités in Rouen, France. Called Savants e Croyants: Les Juifs d’Europe du Nord au Moyen Age (Scholars and Believers: Jews of Northern Europe in the Middle Ages), the exhibit opened May 25 and will run until September 16. […]
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Curaçao is a small island (around 170 square miles) located off the north coast of Venezuela. Culturally diverse, with influences from Europe and West Africa, Curaçao is home to approximately 150,000 residents. UNESCO has recognized its capital city, Willemstad, as a World Heritage Site, and the brightly colored buildings are one of the country’s most […]
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The ark-shaped museum, located in Tel Aviv, houses 5.5 million specimens from around the world, from early human skulls to rare taxidermy pieces. Upon entering the new natural history museum in Tel Aviv, visitors are greeted by a vivid re-enactment of the great avian migrations from Africa to Europe through northern Israel’s Hula Valley, complete […]
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One of the oldest Jewish communities in the world exists in a Muslim-dominated region. 1. Djerba, an island off the coast of Tunisia, Africa, stands like a citadel among an ocean of unrest. Besides being home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, Djerba is also one of the only Jewish communities […]
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As part of educational project that aims to connect today’s youth to Israel’s legacy and history, school students uncover 1,500-year-old pottery that indicates Jewish bond to the Samaria region; students excitedly talk about their discovery: ‘I imagined a family living a life different from ours.’ Elementary school children from the Samaria region of the West […]
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From chapel to museum, the creation of the Biblical Message May 5th – octobre 15th 2018 Soon after his return to France in the early 1950s, Marc Chagall began work on the epic painted cycle he entitled Biblical Message. The series was originally intended for the Chapelle du Calvaire in Vence, where he lived. Through […]
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Yalla, let’s learn a few of these words and have an Israel experience that’s mashu mashu, bli ayin hara. For a revival language with only a small amount of words in comparison to Romance languages or English, Hebrew certainly has its fair share of street slang. Witnessing a conversation between two friends on the street […]
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The City of Tel Aviv unveiled Israel’s newest Velodrome, the most advanced indoor bike racing arena in the Middle East. The Velodrome’s unveiling took place a few days before the start of the Giro d’Italia in Israel, one of the world’s most significant sporting events scheduled to reach Tel Aviv on Saturday May 5th, marking the first time […]
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