LVIV AND BRODY. THE JEWS OF GALICIA, WESTERN UKRAINE
Lviv - the city with classical Jewish neighborhood and 100 Synagogues. Brody – small and unknown town in the middle of Western Ukraine today. In the past – one of the most important Jewish centers in Europe.
EAST AND SOUTH OF UKRAINE. KHARKIV, MARIUPOL' AND KHERSON JEWISH COMMUNITIES.
Let's explore the Ukrainian Jewish Heritage and visit three cities in the East and South of Ukraine - Kharkiv, Mariupol' and Kherson to learn about Jewish life which flourished here some time ago.
Crimea – a peninsula on the Northern shore of Black Sea. Here in Crimea different Jewish Communities have been living for a very long time: traditional Ashkenazi Jews and Karaites. We are going to visit Crimea and learn the history of both - traditional Jews and Karaites.
This talk helps us create an image of a Shtetl - its life, structure, people, traditions and more. We will try to understand the uniqueness of the Shtetl in our history and its influence on our Jewish identity.
The stories and portraits of Jews who surrounded Picasso - his friends, his art dealers. We discuss the role Jews played in Picasso's artistic life and see the greatest masrterpieces of a genous.
TO BE A JEW IN ESTONIA - YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
This time we travel to Estonia - a country located on the southern shore of Baltic Sea. The tour takes you through the 150 years of Jewish life on this land.
Today Sweden is a home to some 20.000 Jews. It makes Swedish Jewish Community one of the largest in Europe. I invite you to visit three cities - breathtaking Stockholm, impressive Goteborg and beautiful Malmo.
CATHERINE'S PALACE – ALL SECRETS OF AMBER ROOM AND MUCH MORE
Visit the Tsar's Village and its world famous Catherine's palace: a unique combination of the beauty and the tragedy, construction and destruction, loss and hope.
The life of Leningrad Jews under the Soviet regime. Ups and downs, success and tragedy, losses and gains. Revolutionaries, warriors, scholars, refuseniks.
The best of Moscow Kremlin including the Great Kremlin Palace and its beautiful halls where presidents of Russia held official receptions as well the Terem Palace, the medieval residence of the Russian Tsars.
THE UNDERGROUND ARTISTIC TREASRUES IN THE RUSSIAN METRO. MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG
The journey to the underground stations and pavilions of Moscow metro decorated with exquisite mosaics, marble and bronze sculptures, giant chandeliers, stain-glass windows and more.
HISTORY, HERITAGE AND PRESENT-DAY LIFE OF MOSCOW JEWISH COMMUNITY
This tour covers the period of about 140-150 years. From the time when Jews were first allowed to settle in Moscow in the small Zaryadie neighborhood to the modern days.
We are going to look at the gallery of paintings representing winter in different styles from classical to modern. This virtual tour is a pure celebration of color and light.
We travel through the distance and time visiting Israel and Russian Empire at once. I take you to the well-known streets in the heart of Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem to discuss the origin of their names.
Welcome to the gallery of different images of Queen Esther, Mordechai, Achashverosh and Haman. This time we see how Purim events are reflected in Italian, French, and of course Dutch art.