A Range of Exciting Destinations for 2015
ETHIOPIA - FEBRUARY 2015
Ethiopian Village near Bahar Dar
Following the success of our trips to Ethiopia last year, we are returning once again the experience this strange and exotic country. Jews first reached Ethiopia over two thousand years ago and have left their mark on many aspects of everyday. We will visit remote villages, meet far flung Jewish communities and encounter everyday life in one of the most fascinating countries in Africa.
THIS TRIP NO LONGER AVAILABLE
THIS TRIP NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Uzbekistan: The Jews of Bukhara and the Silk Route - May and October 2015
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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Salonika - The Jerusalem of the Balkans - March 2015
The story of Salonika covers the period from Alexander the Great, who set out from here to conquer the World, up to modern times when the community was almost destroyed in the holocaust. It was here that Joseph Caro decided to write the Shulchan Aruch and Shabbtai Zvi revealed himself as the Messiah of Israel. The Jews were such an important part of the fabric of the community in Salonika, that at times the majority of Salonika's residents were Jewish and Ladino was an official language.The trip includes a full programme designed to introduce you to the inspiring story of this community, Shabbat with the local community, a day trip to the towns of Veria and Vergina at the foot of Mount Olympus and much more.
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Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, on the border between Spain and France, the beautiful city of Girona was once an important centre of Jewish life which has left a lasting mark to this day. This was the home of Ramban – Nachmanides – who wrote an important commentary on the Torah, hundreds of Responsa, profound commentaries on the Talmud and was also an important Kabbalist.
Girona was the northern most Jewish community in Spain, and it sat on the cultural border between the Ashkenazi and Sephardic worlds. This is where Spanish and Ashkenazi Jews first met each other, with surprising results. Walk the narrows lanes of the old city where the Jewish quarter is preserved, visit the home of Ramban, walk the walls of the city, and open Girona’s secrets through its sites and literature.
This is a one-day trip from London, competitively priced at only £20 to celebrate my 20th year of leading tours in Europe.
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Girona was the northern most Jewish community in Spain, and it sat on the cultural border between the Ashkenazi and Sephardic worlds. This is where Spanish and Ashkenazi Jews first met each other, with surprising results. Walk the narrows lanes of the old city where the Jewish quarter is preserved, visit the home of Ramban, walk the walls of the city, and open Girona’s secrets through its sites and literature.
This is a one-day trip from London, competitively priced at only £20 to celebrate my 20th year of leading tours in Europe.
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