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How to Be Italian Eat, drink, dress, travel and love la dolce vita
Category : Editor's Picks
What does it mean to be Italian? Is it pausing to enjoy an Aperitivo or gelato? A passeggiata down a laneway steeped in history? An August spent tanning at the beach? This book is a celebration of the Italian lifestyle – an education in drinking to savor the moment, traveling indulgently, and cherishing food and […]
Read MoreWednesday, February 9th, 2022
“Womb of Diamonds” Details the Life of a Syrian Woman in Japan
Category : Editor's Picks
Ezra Choueke didn’t set out to write a book, but after hearing his grandmother’s fascinating stories, he knew he had to publish them. When Ezra Choueke was in his early 30s, he started interviewing his grandmother, Lucie Choueke, about her life. She was in her 80s and lived in Japan, which was only a three-hour […]
Read MoreMonday, February 7th, 2022
ACCOR ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF SOFITEL BARÚ CALABLANCA, THE FIRST LUXURY BEACH RESORT IN COLOMBIA
Category : Featured Hotel
The exclusive French luxury brand arrives with all its charm and sophistication with the inauguration of the Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort is the only one in the Colombian Caribbean with LEED certification. Nestled in a natural and tropical paradise with turquoise blue waters and a white-sand beach, the Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort officially […]
Read MoreWednesday, February 2nd, 2022
‘The Objects of Love’: Exhibition of powerful mementoes tells the story of one Jewish family
Category : Editor's Picks
The exhibition: ‘The Objects of Love by Oliver Sears, which tells the fate of individual lives torn asunder in Nazi-occupied Poland and beyond opened in Dublin Castle’s Bedford Hall on 12 January. Told through a curated collection of precious family objects, photographs, and documents, Dublin-based art dealer Oliver Sears vividly brings to life this extreme […]
Read MoreMonday, January 17th, 2022
TAP Air Portugal Puts Europe on Sale to Celebrate the New Year
Category : Travel Services
TAP Air Portugal is celebrating the arrival of 2022 with low round-trip fares to Europe, starting at just $236 from the U.S., or CAD 549 from Canada. Sale fares from New York include round-trip travel to Barcelona for just $236; Madrid from $237; Seville from $299; Dublin, Paris, and Copenhagen from $350; and London from […]
Read MoreThursday, January 13th, 2022
Gulf Jews Establish Fund to Maintain 100-Year-Old Jewish Cemetery in Bahrain
Category : Latest Destination
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the people-to-people network of Jewish communities from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that are developing Jewish life in the region, has launched a project to renew and maintain the Jewish cemetery in Bahrain for perpetuity. The initiative will kick off with the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat, […]
Read MoreTuesday, January 11th, 2022
Over 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews naturalized by Spain, Portugal
Category : Editor's Picks
At least 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews have become citizens of Portugal or Spain since 2015, when those countries passed laws offering a naturalization process for such applicants, according to the most updated information data from the two countries. The laws were meant to atone for the Inquisition, a campaign of religious persecution unleashed at […]
Read MoreMonday, January 10th, 2022
Jewish Restaurant Week
Category : Events & Festivals
JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH – MAY Annual JEWISH Restaurant Week Jewish Restaurant Week, Jewish Eats & Drinks Week is an initiative to raise awareness of Jewish Restaurants, Chefs, Caterers, and Businesses. This exciting campaign helps boost the local economy and increases traffic to Jewish Eateries throughout the USA. Sat, May 21, 2022, 10:00 AM – Fri, […]
Read MoreSunday, January 9th, 2022
Making a home for Novy God in the Israeli calendar
Category : Featured Dining
The Russian new year comes complete with a tree, a Grandfather Frost delivering presents, and quality family time for Russian-speaking Israelis – but not just. If you walk past what looks like a Christmas tree on the eve of December 31 here in Israel, chances are that it’s not a forlorn yuletide decoration. Instead, it’s […]
Read MoreSunday, January 2nd, 2022
On the River Seine, Paris’ Floating Chabad Center
Category : Featured Article
The one-of-a-kind place for Torah study and celebration serves a large student population. In the 13th arrondissement of Paris, where classic Baroque and Belle Époque architecture meets modern high-rises, boats of all kinds dot the left bank of the River Seine. The neighborhood, home to several colleges and universities, is teeming with students from around […]
Read MoreTuesday, December 21st, 2021