The annual International Mediterranean Tourism Market – IMTM 2023 – returns with over 50 countries from around the world. This year, for the first time in 4 years, Turkey will return to participate in the exhibition. The international tourism exhibition will be held for the 29th time at EXPO Tel Aviv between February 14-15, 2023. […]
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The recently restored Etz Hayim synagogue in Izmir, Turkey has won a Conservation Award. Leading project organizer Nesim Bencoya also won a personal award linked to his role as founder of the Sephardi Cultural Festival which has been held annually in Izmir at Chanukah. The Foundation has been involved with the Etz Hayim synagogue for […]
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Jewish visitors line up for bagel sandwiches during the week More than 400 freshly baked challahs were enjoyed by Jewish fans and officials at the World Cup in Qatar this past Shabbat. Baked in a kitchen specially koshered by a young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Turkey, it’s part of a month-long effort to make kosher food […]
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New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with the Turkish Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish community of Turkey since 2003 and the chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in the Islamic States since 2019 to ask a few questions about Jewish life and the community in Turkey. The following interview was edited for clarity: NYJTG: […]
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Chabad-Lubavitch establishes a new center on Spanish territory near Morocco Walking down the street just before Rosh Hashana in Puerto de la Cruz, a city on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, Anna saw a Chassidic-looking man walking down the street. “Go run after him,” she told her daughter. “Hashem brought us together!” Her daughter […]
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The Red Sea resort city has about 50 hotels at different price points and of different flavors. Here’s a variety ranging from luxury to budget. Israel’s southern Red Sea resort city of Eilat is a fantastic vacation destination boasting beautiful beaches, scenic mountains, and a fun boardwalk where you can buy souvenirs and hang out. […]
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The United Arab Emirates is taking major steps to combat a regional culture of Holocaust denial in the wake of the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized its relations with Israel. Once entirely absent from the learning materials of children in the UAE — which also blacked out Israel from world maps and globes — the […]
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An exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Augsburg Swabia explores Ukrainian Jewish life from the 1920s to the present, examining the unspeakable suffering of the Holocaust and antisemitic Soviet policies as well as the rebirth of Jewish life in independent Ukraine. The curators aim to give voice to Ukrainian Jews who have variously spoken Ukrainian, Russian, […]
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In the Hanukkah story, one tiny jar of oil keeps the lamps burning for eight full nights. Since Hanukkah celebrates this miracle, it’s traditional to eat foods fried in oil as part of the festivities. We got together with PJ Library Connector Jennifer Stempel, to find kid-friendly, easy-to-prepare, Hanukkah recipes that make preparing fried (or […]
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AMC Empire 25 234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 About this event “EXHILARATING, RIVETING AND HILARIOUS!” – The Wall Street Journal “INSPIRING AND ABSORBING! A Fascinating Story with Beautiful Music.” – The New York Times “Combine FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with JERSEY BOYS, add some HAIR, and you get a taste of SOUL DOCTOR.” – Bloomberg […]
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