Overview 2016

A Range of Exciting Destinations for 2016

ANDALUCIA - March, April and November 2016

Maimonides Statue in Cordoba

Andalucía was the first major Jewish centre in Spain and hosted a Golden Age of Jewish scholarship and creativity which leaves in mark on Jewish culture and tradition to this day. It is the last major European Jewish area that I have not covered in my trips. This will be 6 day multi-centre trip which will take in Granada and Cordoba before spending a Shabbat with the Jewish community in Seville.

Although many of us have visited this area , much of the Jewish heritage is hidden. I know that I can do a lot to bring the Jewish aspect of this area to life. Even if you have already visited you will not regret joining one of these journeys.

I anticipate that I will be offering this trip 3 or 4 times depending on demand. The tentative dates of the trips are:

15-20 March, 2016
5-10 April, 2016
1-6 November, 2016

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Uzbekistan: The Jews of Bukhara and the Silk Route - September 2016

Legend has it that Jews first came to Central Asia from Persia around the time of the Second Temple. When the Silk Route was established between China and the west, there were many opportunities for Jewish merchants to thrive along the trading routes. Jewish communities rose in Bukhara and Samarkand. In the 12th century, the famous Jewish traveller Benjamin of Tudela reports that there were 30,000 Jews in Samarkand. The Jews of Bukhara lived through the ravages of Genghis Khan, the domination of Islam, the protection of Russian Tsars and the forced secularism of the Soviet Union. Wander through amazing the old towns and markets of Uzbekistan and experience life in these remote Jewish communities first hand.

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