UK’s oldest synagogue will establish a religious, educational and cultural centre The UK’s oldest synagogue, Bevis Marks, has been awarded almost £2.8 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund towards a conservation scheme. The Lottery funding represents around half the cost of the project at the City of London building which has served the community […]
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A majority of Jews live in Israel but millions of Jews remain scattered across the globe. Here are five little-known Jewish communities. After 2,000 years of exile, today a majority of the world’s Jews live in the Land of Israel. But millions of Jews remain scattered across the globe. Here are five little-known Jewish communities. […]
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In the Galilean city, best known for its Christian significance, a long-established and lively food culture is tempting an increasing number of culinary tourists. The Lower Galilee city of Nazareth has a magical, ancient feel with its stone structures and open-market merchants selling Armenian ceramics and Finjan coffeepots. However, in this city where Christian and […]
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If you think of youth hostels as dingy dormitories with communal bathrooms, the hostels of Israel will make you think again Hostels have a reputation as low-budget, barebones places for traveling students to hang their backpacks and get a night’s rest. In some countries, hostels mean lumpy bunkbeds and communal washrooms. In Israel, however, hostels […]
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What’s new (other than Portugal winning the 2019 Nation’s Cup)? New trails connecting Sagres to Lagos add to Rota Vicentina in the Southwest Coast of Portugal Over 185 miles of trails were added to Rota Vicentina, a coastal path in the Southwest Alentejo and Costa Vicentina Natural Park that is now expanding into the Algarve. […]
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The newly opened Vila Galé Collection Elvas – Historic Hotel, Conference & Spa, in Elvas Portugal is the rehabilitation of the former São Paulo Convent, and is the first hotel to open in Portugal under the Revive program. After a nine million Euros investment, the hotel features 79 rooms, two restaurants, a bar, an outdoor pool, […]
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Few visitors to Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp pass through Poland’s Oswiecim. That might change as sites tied to the city’s Jewish past are preserved, restored, and digitized. Eighty years after the Great Synagogue of Oswiecim was set ablaze by the German occupiers of Poland, a memorial park will be built where the legendary shul once hosted […]
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DNA testing of ancient genomes suggests that the ancestors of the Philistines migrated across the Mediterranean and reached Ashkelon by the early Iron Age, a comprehensive study on the subject published Wednesday shows. An international team from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Leon Levy Expedition Ashkelon announced in […]
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There is a lot to think about any time you visit another country. Something that is often overlooked is cellular and data services. You tend not to think about it until your plane touches down and suddenly you don’t have service. When you travel to the Holy Land, you’ll need a SIM card rental for […]
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Despite the inflammatory language frequently evoked by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in regards to the Jewish people, it is important to remember that there was a time in Jewish history when the Turkish and Jewish people were good friends. The Ottoman Empire, the predecessor of the Turkish Republic, was very much a pro-Jewish […]
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