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Patricia Alcalay, 24, has been unemployed since she finished her nursing degree in December, 2010. Her father lost his job four months ago, a year shy of retirement and her older sister, who was studying abroad, meanwhile, found work in the...
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During a visit to a synagogue that had been bombed 10 years ago, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said Tunisia is committed to the security of its Jews and that they are equal citizens under the law.
In December 2011, the Constituent Assembly of...
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The words I remember uttering with a sarcastic laugh, when Rabbi Harold Sutton approached me two years ago, after he received a phone-call requesting a pulpit rabbi in Indianapolis are: “There are Sephardim in Indianapolis?”
After spending...
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Rio has an ethnic mix that includes Brazil’s second-largest Jewish community (after Sao Paulo). An estimated 30,000 of Rio’s six million residents are Jewish, with roots as varied as you might imagine: there are descendants of the first Iberian...
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Four Orthodox synagogues, a mikveh, a kosher coffeehouse and separate boys and girls religious high schools suggest a community far larger than just 750 Jews. But Gibraltar, the tiny British overseas territory of 30,000 that sits at the foot of...
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India’s Beautiful Synagogues
David Sassoon (1792-1864), the founder of the Sassoon dynasty in India, and his eight children established an international empire of trade and commerce. They built libraries, museums, orphanages, schools, the David...
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The first Jews who settled in Japan were traders. As such, they were naturally attracted to port areas. They arrived soon after Japan was opened to Western commerce in 1862. In just a few years, by the late 1860’s, approximately 50 Jewish...
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The Obuda Synagogue in Hungary was built in 1820 to replace a previous synagogue that had been destroyed. The new synagogue was designed in French Empire style by architect Andreas Landesherr. The pediment (triangular section found above the...
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There are few places in the world like Turkey, where Jewish communities dating back to antiquity continue to thrive. Jewish history has been influenced greatly by Turkish diplomacy. To this day, Jews continue to live in peace, despite the constant...
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Quebec is an Algonquin word, meaning “where the river narrows.†The city is situated at the narrowest point on the Saint Lawrence River. It is a world heritage site, and is considered to be the safest city in North America. It has the...
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