The Jewish Ghosts of Nis, Serbia
In southern Serbia, this small city holds one of Europe’s best-preserved Nazi concentration camps.
Braving the Cold in Croatia’s Largest Concentration Camp
We stepped off the train into a ghost town. Next to a roofless ruin of bricks covered in vines and carpeted in empty beer bottles sits the nominal Jasenovac Station, whose doors have been spray painted and locked and whose windows lay in shards of glass on the icy ground. Staring in confusion, my wife […]
Jewish treasures of the Orient
Today, Hong Kong’s diverse Jewish population that numbers a few thousand can choose from seven different congregations spread throughout the city.
Blending Caribbean sun and Jewish history in Curacao
On this Caribbean island you can find a small Jewish community of 350 that dates back almost 400 years.
The challenges of travelling Orthodox
Living as an Orthodox Jew can be difficult at times – especially when vacationing in foreign countries.
Touring historic Savannah and finding North America’s oldest Torahs
Like our Jewish ancestors roaming the desert, my son and I trekked through the streets of Savannah, Ga., in scorching temperatures, in search of a Torah.
Shabbos in Seoul: The pleasures of shul in faraway places
On a Friday night in the basement of the Chabad of Korea, I found a small minyan of about 12 men – and it turned out, I wasn’t the only one wearing a Winnipeg Jets kippah.
Oudtshoorn: the Jerusalem of South Africa
Well-known as the ostrich capital of the world, it is also a place with a rich and vibrant Jewish history.
Why more and more Jews are skipping town over Passover
For all the prepping, cleaning, shopping, hosting, cooking and more cleaning, many are opting to get out of town and avoid the hassle of staying home for Passover.
Air Canada to add Israel flights from Toronto and Montreal this summer
Air Canada is expanding its service between Canada and Israel with the introduction of a seasonal non-stop flight between Montreal and Tel Aviv starting in June and increasing its current Toronto-Tel Aviv non-stop flights to daily year-round.