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Category Archives: Jewish Story
Jewish Renaissance in the Mediterranean
The Return of the Jews: Jewish Renaissance in the Mediterranean Irene Shaland’s Virtual Presentation Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 7:00 PM via Zoom Registrations for this Zoom based lecture is required. Click here to register OR — Call 845.634.4997 to register. … Continue reading
Free Lecture: Jews of the Jungles (and cities) in Brazil
Save the Date: Free Lecture: Jews of the Jungles (and cities) in Brazil Presenter: Irene Shaland Orange Library Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library Thursday March 19th, 2020 at 7:00 PM Join Irene Shaland, an internationally-published travel writer and author of … Continue reading
Unknown Gems of the Mediterranean Jewish History: Malta and Corsica
Free Lecture at New City Library: Unknown Gems of the Mediterranean Jewish History: Malta and Corsica Sunday October 6th, 2019 2:00 PM The Malta archipelago, a miniscule spot in the middle of the Mediterranean, still remains unknown to most US … Continue reading
Posted in Corsica, Europe, France, History, Holocaust, Jewish Story, Lecture, Malta, Photography, Travel Tips
Tagged blue lagoon malta, corsica, corsica beaches, corsica france, corsica holidays, corsica images, corsica island, corsica tourism, gozo malta, island of corsica, knights of malta, malta, malta holidays, malta island, malta population, malta valetta, mdina malta, megalithic temples of malta, national museum of archeology malta, rabat malta, things to do in Corsica, valetta malta, where in Corsica, where is malta, where to stay in corsica
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Discovering Jewish Connections in Sardinia
Sardinia is an island famed for its unearthly beauty. Sardinia is second only to Sicily in its size among the Mediterranean islands. Like Sicily, Sardinia attracted numerous waves of invaders: Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, the Italian city-states of Pisa … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, General, History, Italy, Jewish Story, Religion, Sardinia, Travel Books, Travel Photography
Tagged anousim, aramean, arameans, cagliari, garibaldi, hebrew, hebrews, history of jews in sardinia, island, islands, italian, jewish community, jewish culture, jewish history, jewish people, jewish religion, judaism, mediterranean, nora, phoenicians, sardinia, sardinian anousim, sardinian jewish, sinai
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Jews of the Jungles and cities in Brazil – Free Lecture in New City NY
Free Lecture: Jews of the Jungles and Cities in Brazil Lecture presented by IRENE SHALAND on Sunday April 14th, 2019 at 2:00 PM Join Irene Shaland, an internationally-published travel writer and author of several books for a captivating journey through 500 … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, General, History, Jewish Story, South America, Travel Tips
Tagged brazil, brazil facts, brazil holidays, brazil tours, history of jews, in brazil, jewish beliefs, jewish community, jewish culture, jewish history, jewish people, jewish religion, jewish traditions, judaism, synagogue, travel brazil, travel to brazil
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In Search of a Jewish Story in Cuba
Cuyahoga County Public Library — Orange Branch — PRESENTS Irene Shaland’s Lecture An Island within an Island: In Search of a Jewish Story through 500 Years of Cuban History Thursday March 7th2019 7:00 PM Lecture is FREE, but advance registration … Continue reading
Posted in America, Cuba, History, Holocaust, Jewish Story, Lecture, Travel Tips
Tagged cuba, cuban art, cuban arts, cuban cuisine, cuban culture, cuban economy, cuban flag, cuban food, cuban government, cuban history, cuban jews, cuban music, cuban revolution, havana, santiago de cuba, travel to cuba
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Countries Around the World Respond to the Holocaust
Journey of Conscience: Countries Around the World Respond to the Holocaust Lecture presented by Irene Shaland at the Maltz Museum on January 30 at 7:00PM Why do we tell stories? Is it to entertain: to capture the attention of the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, China, Cuba, Europe, General, Holocaust, Jewish Story, Lecture, Scandinavia
Tagged china, history of jews, holocaust, jewish, jewish beliefs, jewish book, jewish community, jewish genocide, jewish history, jewish museum, jewish people, jewish religion, jewish shoah, jewish traditions, judaism, lecture, lectures in Cleveland, synagogue, the shoah
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THE JEWISH GREETING FOR THE SECULAR NEW YEAR
Reprinted with permission of the author, Rabbi Barbara Aiello Throughout Israel, especially in Tel Aviv, the last day of the year is “party night.” On December 31st Israelis will celebrate along with the rest of the world but instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Jewish Story, Religion
Tagged happy new year, happy sylvester, hebrew calendar, israel, israelis, jewish history
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