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Essay

My Wal­len­berg Edu­ca­tion in Budapest, Stock­holm, and Moscow

Ear­li­er this week, Alan Lelchuk wrote about meet­ing Daniel Paglian­sky, Wal­len­berg’s KGB inter­roga­tor. Lelchuk is the author of the acclaimed nov­els, Amer­i­can…
Alan Lelchuk
May 6, 2015
Essay

Passover in Pakistan

Ear­li­er this week, Rachel Can­tor wrote about the pow­er of the Aleph. Her nov­el, A High­ly Unlike­ly Sce­nario, or a Neet­sa Piz­za Employee’s Guide to Sav­ing the…
Rachel Can­tor
January 16, 2014
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Jew­ish Poland Revis­it­ed: Her­itage Tourism in Unqui­et Places
Erica T. Lehrer
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The Mom Who Took Off On Her Motor­cy­cle: Life Lessons on the Road to Alaska
Diana Blet­ter
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Israel, A Spir­i­tu­al Trav­el Guide, 2nd Edi­tion: A Com­pan­ion for the Mod­ern Pilgrim
Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman
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Wall­pa­per* City Guide Tel Aviv 2012
Wallpaper Magazine Editors
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Jew­ish Lon­don: A Com­pre­hen­sive Guide­book for Vis­i­tors and Londoners
Rachel Kolsky and Roslyn Rawson
Essay

Jew­ish Journeys

Abi­gail Green
May 9, 2012
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The Bar Mitz­vah and The Beast: One Fam­i­ly’s Cross-Coun­try Ride of Pas­sage by Bike
Matt Biers-Ariel
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The Scat­tered Tribe: Trav­el­ing the Dias­po­ra from Cuba to India to Tahi­ti & Beyond
Ben G. Frank
Essay

Keep­ing Doubt Alive

Ear­li­er this week, Eric Wein­er wrote about car­rots, fish, and Jew­ish souls and the plea­sures of spir­i­tu­al trav­el. He has been blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book…
Eric Wein­er
February 10, 2012
Essay

The Per­ils and Plea­sures of Spir­i­tu­al Travel

Ear­li­er this week, Eric Wein­er wrote about car­rots, fish, and Jew­ish souls. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and MyJew­ish­Learn­ing.I’ve…
Eric Wein­er
February 8, 2012
Essay

On Car­rots and Fish­es and Jew­ish Souls

Eric Wein­er​’s new book, Man Seeks God: My Flir­ta­tions with the Divine, is now avail­able. He will be blog­ging here all week for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil and…
Eric Wein­er
February 6, 2012
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City Guide Tel Aviv
Dalit Nemirovsky
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Among the Right­eous: Lost Sto­ries from the Holo­caust’s Long Reach into Arab Lands
Robert Satloff
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Life as a Visitor
Angella M. Nazarian
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