Travel & Culture
Tracing family roots in Germany
By CARLA WALDEMAR I’m back in the land of my roots. My mother’s kin hailed from Germany way back when,...
Editorial: More from my European vacation
The page one story in the August edition, “Berlin today,” was posted on the Jewish World website, with some additional...
Berlin today
The “Jewish Memorial Sculpture” was created by Will Lammert just prior to his death in 1957. Incomplete, the group of...
In the footsteps of Polish Jews
The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, which was unveiled April 19, 1948, honors those who fought in the 1943 Warsaw...
In Europe, budding Jewish tourism businesses are teetering on the brink of closure because of COVID-19
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Earlier this year, Dani Rotstein was earning a living doing something he’s passionate about:...
Jerusalem’s Old City, virtual reality edition
By JUDAH KAUFFMAN JERUSALEM (JTA) — This time of year — the convergence of Passover, Easter and Ramadan — is...
This Jewish 28-year-old makes a living visiting every country in the world
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) —In 2012, Drew Goldberg spent part of his junior year of college studying abroad in Prague....
Prague and Budapest: Some highlights and oddities
Photos and story by MORDECAI SPECKTOR Tourists throng to the Charles Bridge, which spans the Vltava River in Prague, uniting...
Beth El visits South Carolina
By ALEXANDER DAVIS Tradition teaches that when we enter a synagogue, we are to recite words of prayer: “Ma Tovu...
In Budapest, a resurgence of Jewish life
The sanctuary of the Dohány Street Synagogue, which was built in the mid-19th century, was partly designed by Hungarian architect...
