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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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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The New York Jewish Travel Guide had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Robert Gadek, Deputy Director of the 27th Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, about the world’s largest celebration of Jewish culture. NYJTG: Thank you, Robert, for taking the time to see me. I’m very excited to be here for the first time in […]
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What is the evidence that Columbus was a Jew? On February 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus sent out a letter to the European world revealing for the first time his discovery of America. His finding was the first step into a new world, which would become the symbol of religious tolerance and freedom. The real identity […]
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the release of “Casablanca,” which immortalized quiet acts of resistance against fascism at the murky crossroads that was wartime Morocco. The legendary scene at Rick’s Cafe where refugees, led by Paul Henreid, drown out Nazi officers by singing “La Marseillaise” became an instant inspiration to moviegoers as World […]
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Bene Israel Jews date back more than 2,000 years, tie their ancestry to one of the lost tribes. I participated in the Jewish Federations of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet Study Mission to India from Feb. 20 to 27. The mission was the largest for JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, with 105 participants representing […]
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I often come to Crete, specifically to Chania, where I have friends who treat me like family. On the plane to Chania, I try to sit, if possible, next to the window. I have to change the plane in Athens. From there, I fly another forty-five minutes to Chania. Soon I can see the shape […]
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The New York Jewish Travel Guide had the pleasure of interviewing Anna Metaxa, the lead vocalist of the renowned KlezBanda group, at Bleiberg’s Café in Berlin, Germany. NYJTG: Could you share with us the story behind the formation of your band and what inspired you all to come together to create music? Anna: Our band […]
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Some of the surprising, diverse places where, against the odds, Jewish life is flourishing. “And I will scatter them among the peoples, and they shall remember me in far countries, and they shall live with their children, and they shall return” (Zechariah 10:9). Part of the Jewish people’s unique history is the scattering of Jews […]
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Campo del Ghetto Nuovo is the heart of Venice’s Jewish ghetto, a quiet square just a few minutes’ walk from the train station. It hosts the Jewish Museum, three ancient synagogues and the Jewish community’s nursing home for the elderly. Not far from the square is a kosher hotel and a kosher restaurant. In the […]
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