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The Retro Appeal of the Catskills
Young Jews are revitalizing the Borscht Belt with boutique hotels and yoga retreats, turning the region into a burgeoning travel destination for savvy New Yorkers.

Young Jews are revitalizing the Borscht Belt with boutique hotels and yoga retreats, turning the region into a burgeoning travel destination for savvy New Yorkers.
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Jewish Heritage Travel Is Big Business in Spain
Shira Rubin reports on the Jewish tourists from around the world who flock to cities like Barcelona, Girona, Toledo and Seville.

Shira Rubin reports on the Jewish tourists from around the world who flock to cities like Barcelona, Girona, Toledo and Seville.
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Costa Rica: From San José to Pacific Coast
This peacefully democratic nation wedged between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south welcomes three million visitors annually.

This peacefully democratic nation wedged between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south welcomes three million visitors annually.
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Between Belgrade and Budapest
Serbia is a Slavic, Balkan nation from Belgrade south; Vojvodina, the territory north of the capital and part of Hungary until World War I, is a cauldron of Mitteleuropean diversity and resplendent, restored synagogues.

Vojvodina, the territory north of Serbia’s capital and part of Hungary until World War I, is a cauldron of Mitteleuropean diversity and resplendent, restored synagogues.
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The Charms and Challenges of a German River Cruise
A summer cruise along the Rhine included visits to majestic medieval castles, wines tastings—and a somber, necessary tour of Holocaust-era and other Jewish sights.

A summer cruise along the Rhine included visits to majestic medieval castles, wines tastings and a somber, necessary tour of Holocaust-era and other Jewish sights.
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The Golden Road
Tour operators like Road Scholar, ElderTreks and Hadassah Missions are helping seniors redefine what senior travel is all about.

Tour operators like Road Scholar and ElderTreks are helping seniors redefine what senior travel is all about.

There were many extraordinary sights on our trip through Southeast Asia, but what moved us the most were the personal connections, especially the unexpected Jewish ones.

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Buenos Aires

by Ilan Ben Zion

With its emergence in the mid-19th century, Argentina’s Jewish community was the first reincarnation of Castillian-speaking Jewry since the Spanish expulsion in 1492.

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A Hotel with Spa, Bar and Social Justice

by Leora Eren Frucht

The Desert Iris, Yeruham’s firs hotel, is getting rave reviews on TripAdvisor and is up to a 70-percent occupancy rate.

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Venice, Sights Beyond the Ghetto

by Ruth Ellen Gruber

Getting lost amid the dense, shadowy network of Venice's canals, alleyways, bridges and plazas is the stuff of romance.

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A Graffiti Street Tour that Teaches Hebrew

by Leora Eren Frucht

Guy Sharett's graffiti tours are an “innovative method of Hebrew-language instruction combining the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Tel Aviv.”

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Atlanta

by Ronda Robinson

The prosperity of the Jewish community today belies the struggle of earlier generations who fought against anti-Semitism and openly supported civil rights