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Center for Research on Heritage of Moroccan Judaism inaugurated in El’ad
Category : Editor's Picks
The Center for Research on the Heritage of Moroccan Judaism was inaugurated in the Israeli city of El’ad, in the presence of deputies, public figures, lawyers, academics, rabbis, as well as the head of the Moroccan liaison office in Tel Aviv, Abderrahim Bayoud. In a speech, the former Israeli ambassador to France and the UN, […]
Read MoreFriday, January 13th, 2023
Belgium Jewish Museum exhibition shows Moroccan Jewish and Muslim women common culture
Category : Blog
The Jewish Museum of Belgium, located in Brussels, is currently showing the exhibition ‘Moroccan Women – Between Ethics and Aesthetics’ with a focus on dresses and jewelry used in the past by both Jewish and Muslim women in Morocco. The exhibition can be described as a narrative journey through a wide range of objects from […]
Read MoreFriday, January 13th, 2023
As for Kosher & Sabbath in Aichi & Central Japan Travel
Category : Featured Article
Let’s explore Aichi and its connection to the Jewish people! – It’s not always easy for Jewish travelers, especially for those who keep strictly kosher and those who routinely celebrate Sabbath. However, as everyone knows, if there is a will, there will always be a way. And so, if traveling to Japan is on your […]
Read MoreThursday, January 12th, 2023
Uncovering layers of history with the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project, Turkey
Category : Must-See Travel Destinations
New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with Mr. Nesim Bencoya, Cultural Heritage Project Manager to ask a few questions about The Izmir Jewish Heritage Project. The following interview was edited for clarity: NYJTG: Can you share your background with us? How did you get involved with the Izmir Project and for how long […]
Read MoreFriday, January 6th, 2023
Incoming Tourism Minister Vows to Invest in Judea and Samaria: ‘Israel’s Tuscany’
Category : Travel Services
Outgoing Minister of Tourism, Yoel Razvozov, wished Minister Katz success Incoming Tourism Minister, Haim Katz, vows to increase investments in parts of the country that he says have been underserved, including Judea and Samaria, which he compares to the pastoral Italian countryside. “We will invest in areas that perhaps did not receive enough attention thus […]
Read MoreThursday, January 5th, 2023
Tel Aviv’s Elkonin Hotel Reopens After 80 Years
Category : Featured Hotel
The original hotel was opened by Malka and Menachem Elkonin, a charismatic couple who were well-known in Tel Aviv The Elkonin Hotel Tel Aviv, which was first established in Neve Tzedek in 1913 as one of the city’s first hotels, has reopened 80 years after it closed. The original hotel was opened by Malka and […]
Read MoreThursday, January 5th, 2023
Israeli Hotel Makes Prestigious Condé Nast Traveler’s ‘Gold List’
Category : Featured Hotel
The Jaffa – a former convent, described as an ‘anachronistic masterpiece’, where old meets new with sweeping ceilings, neoclassical ornaments and colonnaded walkways An Israeli hotel was included in this year’s Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List,” a prestigious annual rollcall of the luxury travel magazine’s top places to stay in the world. The eponymous Jaffa, […]
Read MoreThursday, January 5th, 2023
Discover the Jewish Heritage, and The Historic Synagogues of Istanbul, Turkey
Category : Top 10
A Jewish community has existed in Turkey since the 4th century BCE, as archaeological findings have indicated Jewish settlement in the Aegean region such as in Sardis with ancient synagogue ruins, Miletus, Priene, and Bursa on the Mediterranean, Black Sea coasts. In 1492, Sultan Bayezid II offered refuge to the Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition; […]
Read MoreMonday, January 2nd, 2023
At Hanukkah reception, Polish president thanks Jews for aiding Ukrainian refugees
Category : Editor's Picks
Poland’s president led a Hanukkah ceremony, where he paid tribute to Jewish communities in Poland and worldwide for the help they have extended to Ukrainian refugees this year. Poland borders Ukraine to the west and has accepted millions of refugees, including many who have chosen to remain. Poland’s Jewish community has been active in organizing […]
Read MoreSunday, December 25th, 2022
FIRST-EVER Turkish-American Jews’ Hanukkah celebration at Turkish House in New York
Category : Blog
The Hanukkah celebration was hosted by the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Turkish Consulate in New York where members of the Jewish community lit a 19th-century menorah on this fourth night of Hanukkah. Turkish Jews in the U.S. and from all over the world, gathered at Turkish House in New York for the […]
Read MoreThursday, December 22nd, 2022
