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.
Jewish culture and influence once flourished throughout Morocco, from major cities such as Marrakesh, Fez and Casablanca to mountain towns including Chefchaouen.
Today, these villages present a prosperous face to visitors, with historic buildings in the center of each town and newer houses with steep roofs on the periphery.
A desert capital for successive waves of rulers and armies over thousands of years, Beersheba is today the metropolitan center of the Negev, rich with commerce and high-tech.