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On the Canary Islands, New Beginnings for an Old Jewish Community
Category : Top 10
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 […]
Read MoreSunday, November 27th, 2022
UAE to include the history of the Shoah in school curricula
Category : Editor's Picks
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 […]
Read MoreFriday, November 25th, 2022
Exhibition in Augsburg explores last 100 years of Jewish life in Ukraine
Category : Blog
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, […]
Read MoreFriday, November 25th, 2022
CELEBRATE HANUKKAH WITH KID FRIENDLY RECIPES FROM PJ LIBRARY
Category : Events & Festivals
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 […]
Read MoreFriday, November 18th, 2022
SOUL DOCTOR The Movie Musical World Premier!
Category : Events & Festivals
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 […]
Read MoreFriday, November 18th, 2022
Victims of 2003 synagogue attacks remembered in Istanbul
Category : Blog
The victims of the attacks on two synagogues in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu and Şişli districts in 2003 were remembered by Turkish citizens. At the commemoration ceremony held in front of the Peace Monument built after the attack near the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Beyoğlu, a moment of silence was observed for those who lost their lives. Citizens left carnations in […]
Read MoreFriday, November 18th, 2022
Queen Margrethe marks 400 years of Jewish life in Denmark
Category : Editor's Picks
Queen Margrethe visited the Danish Jewish Museum to mark 400 years of Jewish history in Denmark. She also attended a celebratory service at Copenhagen Synagogue where she meet the chairman of the Danish Jewish community, Dr. Henri Goldstein, and Rabbi Yair Melchior. This year marks the 400th anniversary of King Christian IV inviting the Jewish […]
Read MoreFriday, November 18th, 2022
Synagogue of Alessandria reopened after twenty years of restoration
Category : Editor's Picks
The Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Alessandria has been reopened with the presence of the highest local authorities and representatives of the Jewish communities of Turin and Genoa. The Synagogue of Alessandria was inaugurated in 1871 in Via Milano, where the city ghetto was once located. As in several other cities, the Alessandrian community wanted […]
Read MoreSunday, November 13th, 2022
Gluten-free bakery is a sweet spot in the Western Galilee
Category : Featured Dining
People come from across Israel to a town in the northwest to sample the gluten-free goodies at Tupelo Bakery. Vered Baer started experimenting with gluten-free cooking and baking when her younger sister was diagnosed with celiac disease about 20 years ago. After years of experimenting and studying, in November 2020 Baer opened Tupelo Bakery, the […]
Read MoreTuesday, November 8th, 2022
A Kosher Gem in the Heart of the United Nations
Category : Featured Dining
I was invited to the UN Plaza Grill to sample their exquisite food. They are a hidden gem in the heart of the United Nations vicinity, serving up world food created by award-winning chefs. Located in a beautiful, open space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular décor, I sat in the dining room right opposite the […]
Read MoreTuesday, November 1st, 2022