It was a Thursday night last August when Rabbi Mendy Segal, the chief Chabad emissary of this island off the southwestern coast of Thailand, received a phone call every rabbi dreads. Two Israelis were in a Thai jail on drug charges and needed the rabbi’s help to bail them out. The call came at the […]
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New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with Mr. Jack Fairweather, to ask a few questions about his new book “The Volunteer”. The following interview was edited for clarity: NYJTG: First, thank you for the interview. Briefly, can you tell us about yourself and other literary works that you have written? Jack Fairweather: I’m […]
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After the orphanage of the Kraków ghetto was brutally liquidated in 1942, its leader, Rabbi David Alter Kurzmann, was offered to save himself but instead marched with 300 orphans to their death at Bełżec death camp Kraków City Council is announcing that one of the city streets will be named after Rabbi David Alter Kurzmann, […]
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10 days / 9 nights Glatt Kosher – Orthodox Supervision – No Kitniyot The Kashrut Under the strict supervision of Rabbi Yaacov Levy Dayan from the Kehilat Beth Rambam of Montreal and former Chief rabbi of Geneva with the reinforcement of Chomrim of France and Israel We have ensured a LAMÉHADRINE Kashrut since the beginning […]
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The American Sephardi Federation (ASF) and Association Mimouna presented their Jewish Africa Conference from Sunday, January 27th through Tuesday, January 29th at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. The event was intended to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, for we are one people. We share in each other’s successes and feel […]
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From Friday night to Saturday evening, the pace of life in Israel slows down, but there are still plenty of options for going out and about. When traveling in Israel, part of your initial culture shock may not be the assertiveness of the Israeli people, the knock-you-down summer heat, or harsh winter downpours. It just […]
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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 of Vienna. It is perfect for a day trip but well […]
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Cushion your culture shock with these essential tips from locals on how to navigate the country and really experience its people and cuisine. Getting over the initial culture shock of a new country isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve collected the best tips from locals to help you rise above the confusion and get on […]
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Posing as a Spanish ambassador in Hungary, Giorgio Perlasca risked his life to save 5218 Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps. Giorgio Perlasca saved more Jews than the 1200 saved by the famous Oskar Schindler. Like Raoul Wallenberg, Perlasca boldly rescued Hungarian Jews from under the noses of the Nazis. Yet the heroic Giorgio […]
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The Jewish History Program has recently launched the Ghetto Mapping Project, a research project whose aim is to reconstruct the economic and social fabric of the Florentine ghetto, the third oldest ghetto in the world. Grand Duke Cosimo I established the ghetto of Florence in 1570, near the area of Mercato Vecchio, in the very […]
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