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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
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
Pre-Holocaust Menorah to be Featured at Turkish Consulate Hanukah Party in New York
Category : Editor's Picks
A 19th-century synagogue menorah from Prague will be the centerpiece next week at the first-ever Hanukah menorah lighting ceremony to be held in a Muslim embassy. The Consulate General of Turkey in New York and the Embassy of Turkey in Washington DC are set to host the Hanukah celebration on the evening of the […]
Read MoreThursday, December 22nd, 2022
Getting to know the Jewish Community in Turkey: A Conversation with Rabbi Mendy Chitrik
Category : Blog
The New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with Mendy Chitrik, Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish community of Turkey since 2003 and 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: […]
Read MoreFriday, December 16th, 2022
Rediscover Modern-Day Jewish Life in Istanbul, Turkey
Category : Must-See Travel Destinations
The history of the Turkish Jews can be traced back to the 15th century, when most of the Jewish population migrated from Western Europe during the Spanish Inquisition in 1478, and the Jewish presence in the region goes back much further. The Ottoman Sultan of the time invited the Sephardic Jews to the Ottoman Empire, […]
Read MoreFriday, December 16th, 2022
Turkey will exhibit at IMTM 2023 for the first time in four years
Category : Blog
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. […]
Read MoreMonday, December 5th, 2022
Congratulations to Etz Hayim Synagogue in Izmir!
Category : Editor's Picks
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 […]
Read MoreWednesday, November 30th, 2022
Kosher Food and Shabbat Arrive at World Cup in Qatar
Category : Featured Dining
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 […]
Read MoreTuesday, November 29th, 2022