In the 15 years I’ve been visiting my husband’s family in Sofia, Bulgaria, I’ve watched EU membership transform the city from a post-Communist backwater into a vibrant capital.

Despite Covid restrictions, the demand for travel to Israel is there. Now, signs of optimism can be found in hotel openings and group bookings.

This year, Cape Cod may be an escape for pandemic-weary city folk, but decades ago, it was an artists’ haven and refuge for Jewish intellectuals fleeing Nazi Europe. 

Driving around Atlantic City today still resembles a board game come to life, though most of the grand old hotels have been demolished.

Virtual travel remains welcome escapism for grounded tourists.

Diverse art, adobe architecture, innovative southwestern cuisine, outdoor adventures, spa retreats and seasonal festivals. And there has been a Jewish presence here for almost 200 years.

In the town now called Nadvirna in Ukraine, Steve Turner says he could feel the presence of his father’s family who didn’t survive.

Located in the heart of Savannah's historic district, Mickve Israel is among the nation’s oldest Jewish congregations and was the first to be established in the South.