Jewish tourism

Dani Rotstein stands next to a monumnet commemorating the Jews of Palma de Mallorca, Spain on Feb. 13, 2019. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

In Europe, budding Jewish tourism businesses are teetering on the brink of closure because of COVID-19

“I’m drowning in quicksand,” said the owner of a Warsaw kosher restaurant that lost its income due to the pandemic.

A view of Arosa, Switzerland in summer. (Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

In the Swiss Alps, locals and haredi Orthodox tourists find ways to get along

Cultural differences and a scandal over a hotel’s sign about Jews are complicating a mutually beneficial tourist arrangement.

A tiny Russian village of Chabad fame dreams of starting its own Jewish pilgrimage tradition

Seeing a major rise in annual visitors, the impoverished population of Lyubavichi is hoping Western tourism will provide an unlikely source of revenue.

Lifestyle

A tour guide uncovers Passover secrets in the Met Museum’s Egyptian wing

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Hosting Conan, new Israeli hotel aims to make Sea of Galilee luxury destination

Global

Portugal’s oldest standing shul reopened on remote island

Global

Berlin offers Jewish tourists more than Holocaust history

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In Europe, budding Jewish tourism businesses are teetering on the brink of closure because of COVID-19

In the Swiss Alps, locals and haredi Orthodox tourists find ways to get along

A tiny Russian village of Chabad fame dreams of starting its own Jewish pilgrimage tradition

A tour guide uncovers Passover secrets in the Met Museum’s Egyptian wing

Hosting Conan, new Israeli hotel aims to make Sea of Galilee luxury destination

Portugal’s oldest standing shul reopened on remote island

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Berlin offers Jewish tourists more than Holocaust history

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