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UK: Listen to audio tales of historic Jewish cemeteries in SW England — a new audio guide to the Old Jewish Cemetery in Plymouth is due this spring

A new audio guide to the historic Old Jewish Cemetery in Plymouth, England is being prepared by the Ripple Theatre, a theatre collective that over the past several years has already created several audio productions about that cemetery — the … continue reading →

Lithuania: RIP Simonas Dovidavičius (Simon Davidovich) 1960-2019

We are deeply saddened to report the death of Simonas Dovidavičius (Simon Davidovich), an accomplished expert on and guide to Jewish heritage in Lithuania and director of the Sugihara House museum in Kaunas. He passed away on December 14, aged … continue reading →

Italy: New guidebook to Jewish Florence (in English and Italian editions)

Visiting Florence? A new, illustrated guidebook to Jewish Florence has been published, in English and Italian language editions: Jewish Florence: Illustrated Itinerary, and Firenze ebraica: Itinerario illustrato. The 80-page softcover guide was published by Aska Edizioni. It was written by … continue reading →

Summer travel – Italy: Rich Jewish heritage tourism resource on Milan and northern Italy’s Lombardia region

Ark in the main synagogue in via Guastalla, Milan, Italy

With the summer travel season in full swing, here’s another of our occasional spotlights on Jewish heritage travel and tourism. This time, we feature Itinerari Ebraici — a web site in Italian and English, with extensive resources and suggested itineraries … continue reading →

Czech Republic: New Jewish heritage tourism resource for South Bohemia

Summer’s here, and that means travel season. In the Czech Republic, the vast majority of visitors rarely get beyond Prague, and that’s a pity. There’s much Jewish heritage to see in Prague including the Jewish Museum, but much, much more … continue reading →