Vidin Synagogue Restoration
As the Jewish new year sets in, we wanted to provide an uplifting update from Bulgaria’s northwestern corner. You may remember that the restoration of the historic Vidin Synagogue, built…
Tag: jewish heritage travel
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The Future of Ladino
The Forward published an interesting article about this year’s commemoration of Ladino Day in New York, at the Center for Jewish History. I am proud to report that one of…
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Five Sephardic Cities
Here is some fascinating information about five Sephardic cities in the Balkans. We visit Sarajevo, Dubrovnik, and Split on our Jewish heritage tour of Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Trieste. Monastir…
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Ladino Day 2019
The Forward carried a very interesting article about this year’s Ladino Day celebrations at the University of Washington in Seattle — one of the main hubs of Sephardic culture in…
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Lonely Planet Includes North Macedonia on ‘Best in Travel 2020’ List
Lonely Planet just published its list of “Best in Travel 2020” top destinations. North Macedonia appears in third place. Here is the full country list:https://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/countries If you’re looking for a…
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BBC Radio 3 Program on Ladino
If you have 30 minutes to spare, listen to this very interesting radio story about Ladino. The author is Jessica Marlowe, a British artist and musician of Sephardic/Bulgarian descent. She…
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Thousands Sephardi Jews Apply for Spanish Citizenship
Spain received 127,000 applications for Spanish citizenship from descendants of Iberian Jews. Here is the full story, as reported by the BBC.
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Jewish Week Features Our Trips among Boutique Jewish Heritage Options
We were pleased and honored to see our trips featured in a special article in the Jewish Week focusing on high-end, boutique travel with a focus on Jewish heritage. Author…
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Bulgaria Developing Jewish Heritage Route
BBC New reported that the Bulgarian tourism ministry and the organization of Bulgarian Jews are collaborating on the development of a tourism route through Bulgaria. The project is meant to…
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Jewish Travel in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
An interesting article in the Jewish Week by Hilary Danailova about the unique appeal of Bulgaria’s second largest city — and second largest Jewish community — Plovdiv. The town is…
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Western Balkans Trip Featured in International Travel News
The highly regarded magazine International Travel News (ITN) highlighted our trip to the Western Balkans in its October 2018 issue. Our Jewish heritage trip to Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Trieste…
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CNN Travel Highlights Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Read CNN’s ten reasons to visit Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city. Plovdiv is also home to the second largest Jewish community in the country. The Plovdiv Zion synagogue is the…
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JTA Article on Jewish Salonica
Here is a very interesting piece on the history of Jewish Thessaloniki. It was written by historian Devin Naar of the University of Washington, a leading world expert on Jewish…
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Sephardic Balkans in the Jewish Week
Journalist Hilary Danailova wrote a wonderful article in the Jewish Week that focused on our Jewish heritage tours. It discusses Sofia, Plovdiv, Skopje, Thessaloniki, and the rich Sephardic legacy of…
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Skopje’s Architecture
Balkan Insight published an article about the history of Skopje’s architecture. It focuses on the post-earthquake Brutalist buildings and on the Skopje 2014 “facelift” project.