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Meyer Harroch
Jun 12, 2025, 5:35 PM
Tracing Sephardic Footsteps: The Jewish Heritage of Stolac, Bosnia
Nestled in the picturesque region of Herzegovina, the town of Stolac is a hidden gem steeped in layers of history. Celebrated for its ancient Illyrian roots, medieval fortresses, and Ottoman-era charm, Stolac also harbors a poignant, lesser-known chapter in...
Meyer Harroch
Jun 10, 2025, 5:08 PM
Survival in Sarajevo: The Story of La Benevolencija and a City’s Jewish Lifeline
Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, sits quietly in a valley surrounded by green mountains—its cobblestone streets and historic mosques, churches, and synagogues tell stories of a city that has long been a crossroads of cultures and faiths....
Meyer Harroch
Jun 9, 2025, 5:53 PM
Preserving the Past: The Sarajevo Haggadah and its Jewish Legacy
Nestled in the heart of Sarajevo, the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina houses one of the most extraordinary treasures of Jewish heritage—the Sarajevo Haggadah. This illuminated manuscript, a masterpiece of medieval Jewish art, has survived centuries of tumult,...
Meyer Harroch
Jun 8, 2025, 9:38 PM
Keeping Tradition Alive: The Sephardic Hebrew Center and Cuba’s Jewish Story
The Sephardic Hebrew Center in Havana stands as a cornerstone of Jewish life in Cuba, preserving the cultural and religious identity of its community for generations. Founded by Sephardic immigrants from Turkey, Greece, and the Ottoman Empire, the center...
Motti Verses
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It's high noon and we are about to depart breathtaking Samarkand, waiting for the next Sharq to arrive. It is the popular and comfortable tourist-class train in Uzbekistan from the Soviet times. Our destination is the city of Bukhara. A...
Sharona Margolin Halickman
Jun 4, 2025, 8:46 PM
What does Shimshon have to do with IKEA?
Many of the Israeli branches of IKEA are situated in well known locations such as Be’er Sheva, Netanya and Rishon L’Tziyon. So when the IKEA store opened in Eshtaol in 2020, many Israelis had no idea where it was...
Michael Granoff
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‘Next Year in Jerusalem’: A Call to Action
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to host a group of senior automotive executives in Israel. Most had never been before. And most had subconsciously negative preconceptions of Israel based on media consumption. I’m sure many people can...
Motti Verses
May 22, 2025, 2:52 PM
Uzbekistan Samarkand – A tribute to mother
My late mother Sarah was a teenager when together with her family and a quarter of a million Polish jews fled to the interior of the Soviet Union when the second world war erupted. In retrospect it was the luckiest...
Iris Hami
May 13, 2025, 2:46 PM
Traveling with Purpose: Tikkun Olam Tourism
Purposeful travel is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding adventures that the average person will ever embark upon. The opportunity to travel to a foreign country - perhaps one with a completely different culture - and bond with...
P. David Hornik
May 9, 2025, 2:44 PM
Here on Island Israel, Bewilderment and Tough Questions
It was reported Thursday evening that Israel’s Transportation Minister Miri Regev, Economy Minister Nir Barkat, and heads of Israeli airlines were holding an emergency meeting on what to do about thousands of Israelis who have been stranded abroad since...
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