The Jews of Sarajevo
Back in 2017, The English-language edition of Haaretz published a very interesting piece on the Sarajevo Jewish community. Jakob Finci, president of the Jewish community of Bosnia, speaks about present-day…
Tag: Sephardic Tour
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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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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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Ladino
The NBC News website published an interesting article on Ladino.
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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…
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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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Wine Enthusiast Names Bulgaria Top Wine Destination
Wine Enthusiast published their 2017 list of the top 10 wine destinations, and Bulgaria came in second. You are likely to also very much enjoy the wine in North Macedonia…
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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.
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International Travel News Highlights Jewish Heritage Trip to the Balkans
The January 2016 issue of ITN (International Travel News) included a description of our Jewish heritage tour of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Greece (Salonica). The magazine listed the following trip highlights:…