Toledo is a gorgeous mountain-top fortified city with a very rich history dating back the 2nd century BC, passing through the hands of many different regional powers. One of the fascinating things to see in Toledo is how they’ve built on
Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue: Yangon Burma
When visiting Yangon I stayed at the very hectic China Town area. Bustling local life, filled with street stalls and grungy eateries up till the very late hours, with some very diverse populations of both Burmese, Chinese, Napalese, Indians, and
Jewish Portuguese Synagogue : Amsterdam
In my last visit to Amsterdam to visit colleagues and attend a seminar at the wonderful UvA business school, I stayed overnight near the campus. Little did I know that the area north to UvA used to be the old
Ohel Leah Synagogue : Mid-levels – Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Jewish community dates back as far as the British arriving in the area during mid 19th century. Some of the Jewish families, especially the Sassoons and the Kadoories, soon turned wealthy business entrepreneurs becoming prominent members of
Eldrige Street Synagogue Museum : China Town – New York City
The Eldrige Street Museum was a lovely unexpected surprise, being based in an old 1887 synagogue of the former Jewish community that once lived near today’s China Town. I came up from an exchange in Florida to cold New York
Jewish Refugees Museum : Ohel Moishe Synagogue Shanghai
During the time around the rise of the Nazi party in Germany and the second world war a few tens of thousands of Jews fled from Europe to seek refuge in Shanghai. Shanghai was one of the very few locations
Touring Old City Jerusalem : Palm Sunday-Easter
I live abroad and try to travel often, but Jerusalem is where I’m from. It matters not how many times I walk around the tiny old city of Jerusalem, there’s always something new and magical to be discovered. Last Palm
Dubrovnik – Synagogue & Jewish Museum
I bet you didn’t know that Dubrovnik in Croatia hosts one of the oldest Sefardic synagogues still in use today and generally the second oldest synagogue in Europe. Dating back as far as 1352, the old Jewish synagogue, now turned
Safed–Old Synagogues : Ha-Ari & Yosef Caro
Safed in northern Israel is one of those ancient holy cities over 2000 years old where Jews have always lived and studied, even throughout the many years of recorded Jewish exile. The remaining old synagogues of Safed, dating back to
Central, Hong Kong Park and Ohel Leah Synagogue
Being in Asia, it’s been ages since I attended anything remotely Jewish related outside Israel. But the HKUST international undergraduate guidebook I got while listening on an orientation I wasn’t meant for, suggested that there is a lively Jewish community
