With the travel season under way, new Jewish travel books and resources are becoming available, and we will be highlighting some of them. In this post, we note new editions of two Jewish travel guide books that have been around … continue reading →
Thanks to a substantial new grant from the National Heritage Lottery, work will begin this month (May) on construction of a new Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre at Glasgow’s historic Garnethill synagogue, with launch of the facility scheduled for summer 2019. … continue reading →
A richly illustrated guide brochure to Jewish Prague that can be downloaded in seven languages as a PDF has won an award in a competition for tourist promotions in the Czech Republic. The 44-page guide, “Prague: Jewish” was prepared by … continue reading →
Spring is here (sort of) — and travel season approaches….We try to keep track of the growing list of Jewish travel and tourism apps… here are two more: for Edinburgh, Scotland and for the Czech Republic. (Click the category in … continue reading →
Work is under way to reclaim and restore the long-abandoned old mikveh in Erdőbénye, a quaint village in the Tokaj wine region of northeastern Hungary whose Jewish community perished in the Shoah. Its private owner wants to restore it … continue reading →
