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A Bounty of Hidden Gems

By Nathan Jeffay

Israel is full of hidden gems. Such sites make it into few guidebooks, if any, but often offer a better time than the highly commercialized tourist attractions.Read More

Five Sites That Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Howard Shapiro

The other night, I went looking for a synagogue in France. When I began my journey on the Web, I didn’t know that this particular synagogue was the country’s oldest; I only knew that it was in France and it was said to be a beauty. I learned about its age — deep roots into the 14th century — later in the evening, when I took a turn down a path I never expected. There, I also discovered that the remains of ritual baths from that era are in that synagogue’s basement.Read More

In Prague, Where the Decisions are Easy

By Nathan Jeffay

It is a common dilemma for Jewish tourists: Do you spend your time on the general sites and risk missing out on parts of your heritage, or do you concentrate on Jewish sites and wonder whether you are being parochial?Read More

Family Tales and Mystery Amid the Markers

By Jane Eisner

We took the A1 South toward Leeds, exited the highway at a junction crammed with cars, trucks, and construction equipment, negotiated one roundabout and then another, dropped down the hill, looked for the red sign and, sure enough, found the cemetery on Gelderd Road. The English sure know how to give good directions.Read More

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