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 tour of Eastern Europe
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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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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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Expansion of the Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki
The Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki has expanded, adding a new wing with several new galleries. The official reopening took place a week ago, and Greek President Prokopios Pavlopouplos was in…
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Sofia Synagogue Anniversary and New Jewish School
In September, the Bulgarian Jewish community celebrated the 110th anniversary of the building of the Sofia Synagogue. Among the many local and foreign dignitaries attending the event was WJC president…
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Boston-area Travelers Featured in Jewish Journal
Three of our May 2019 travelers wrote in the Jewish Journal about their experience on our Jewish heritage tour to Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Trieste. They had their picture taken…
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Bucharest Jewish Museum
On June 7, the Jewish museum in Bucharest, Romania, reopened its doors. The museum is housed in the former Holy Union Synagogue, which was fully restored. The new exhibit offers…
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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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Ladino
The NBC News website published an interesting article on Ladino.
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Our Jewish Heritage Tours Featured in Jewish Week
Our Jewish Heritage Tours to Eastern Europe were featured in the Jewish Journeys publication of the New York Jewish Week.
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Digitizing Jewish Heritage in Slovenia
A new research project will be collecting and digitizing Slovenia’s Jewish heritage. You can read more about it here.
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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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BBC Features Bosnian Jewish Community
Here is a very interesting piece on the Jews of Bosnia.
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Fascinating Documentary on Jewish Sarajevo
You may enjoy watching the documentary Saved by Language. It tells the story of Moris Albahari, a Sephardi Jew from Sarajevo, Bosnia, and also provides some beautiful shots from this…