New York Jewish Travel Guide- Friends of the Cracow Jewish Culture Festival Society, Inc. is an American, tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the premier Jewish cultural event in Europe today — the annual Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Poland. Every June since 1988, the historic Jewish quarter of Cracow, called Kazimierz, is filled […]
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HILTON WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ Come celebrate the momentous occasion of Matan Torah with four uplifting days of learning with our esteemed Rabbi Simcha Weinberg. We go to sleep every night and our souls rise up to heaven to recharge our spiritual batteries. We wake up to a beautiful blessing thanking Hashem for restoring our […]
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The lead guitarist has come a long way from his days as a ‘kikarist,’ hanging out late at night in Kikar Zion (Zion Square) in Jerusalem. By Abigail Klein Leichman Sean Hurwitz accompanying Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell. Photo by Glenn Tang/Black Pixel Studios Israeli-born songwriter-producer-guitarist Sean Hurwitz, now touring with Smash Mouth, did not […]
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Sukkot is a week-long Jewish festival which falls shortly after Yom Kippur. Sukkot in Israel is a time of vacation – the first and last days are national holidays when most businesses will be closed (similar to a regular Shabbat), whilst the intermediary days are normal business days except for the fact that many Israelis […]
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Ancient Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, whose most famous king was Croesus (560-546 B.C.E.), the first monarch to mint coinage. During its heyday as a Roman city, Sardis had a very large and prosperous Jewish community which may have been established here in much earlier times. GETTING THERE The ruins of […]
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Born in Israel and raised in France, the sultry voice of singer/songwriter Nancy Danino has been the highlight of everything from film soundtracks to Scandinavian pop hits. Her very first collaboration was with the YELLOW PRODUCTION team of techno/acid jazz sound designers, appearing on their 1999 Psychodelico album (Bob Sinclar). Techno artist SNOOZE heard the album, fell […]
Read MoreRudy Giuliani, Gilad Erdan, Senator Bob Menendez, Isaac Herzog, Ron Lauder, Ron Prosor, Gabi Ashkenazi, and Meir Dagan will address 1500 people on U.S.-Israel relations, global terrorism, and the rise of antisemitism. The fourth Jerusalem Post NY Conference, which will be held on June 7, 2015 at the Marriott Markey, Times Square, New York, is […]
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Tens of thousands of international and local visitors are expected to attend this year’s (18–20.08.14) International Klezmer Festival in Zefat. The biggest festival of Jewish soul music in the world is in its 27th year in Zefat. The Klezmer Festival is no doubt one of the biggest events on the Israeli cultural calendar. Numerous unique […]
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Musical, magical, colorful, cooling and full of splash, fountains throughout Israel are a delight for visitors. By Viva Sarah Press The Bellagio in Las Vegas, Italy’s Trevi, Singapore’s Fountain of Wealth and Austria’s Swarovski Crystal Head Fountain are among the best known water-spouting attractions around the world. Most major cities maintain at least one artistic fountain […]
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