From the 2nd century AD through the flourishing Jewish community in the 18th-19th centuies to the dramatic events of the last era, join me on a virtual tour through the heart of Romania, focusing on its capital, Bucharest and several other smaller but no less important Jewish cities.
Explore the Rich Tapestry of Jewish Heritage: Virtual Tour of Ukrainian Shtetls. Uncover the stories and memories embedded in the cobblestone streets of former shtetls, once vibrant hubs of Jewish life.
Explore the Fascinating History of the Gunzburg Family renowned for their wealth, influence, and Jewish philanthropy, earned the moniker "Russian Rothschilds" due to their remarkable achievements and contributions to the Jewish Community of all Russian Empire!
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.