SUGIHARA REMEMBRANCE ROUTE IN JAPAN
Most Americans know of Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who saved more than 1,200 lives during the Holocaust, by hiring Jews to work in his factories and fought…
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The Woman who Founded the First School for Jewish Girls in Northern Africa
“The Church’s Ministry Among Jewish People” was a missionary Anglican organization founded in 1809 in London in order to encourage Jews to convert to Christianity. This mission had…
Portugal: Holocaust Museum in Porto has opened, the first on the Iberian peninsula
The first museum on the Iberian Peninsula specifically dedicated to the Shoah has opened in the city of Porto (Oporto), in northern Portugal. Created by the local Jewish…
Rediscovering the Jewish Heritage of Porto, Portugal
The contribution of Portuguese Jews to world history is enormous and its history is inseparable from the Jewish presence in Portugal between the 5th and the 15th centuries. In…
Jewish Heritage of Erfoud and Rissani, Morocco
In many mountainous and rural parts of Morocco, particularly in the Atlas, Talifet and Draa region, there are many cemeteries in very isolated areas known only to their…
A Hidden Gem on the Edge of the Mediterranean: Discover Tetouan’s Jewish Heritage
The city of Tetouan in the northern part of Morocco means ‘open your eyes’ in the Berber language. The name probably was derived by the development of the…
Discover the Jewish Heritage of Lisbon, Portugal
The Jewish presence in the Iberian Peninsula has existed long before Portugal itself became a country. The contribution of Portuguese Jews to the arts, philosophy, commerce, and sciences helped…
A Glimpse into Jewish Life in Japan
New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with Rabbi Mendi Sudakevich, head of Chabad Lubavitch of Japan, Tokyo, to ask a few questions about Jewish life and Communities…
Judean Desert blooms on Sababike cycling tour
At the end of our six-hour bike ride through the Judean Desert, Tal Rozow apologized to my husband and me. “I’m sorry,” he said. “The rest of your…
