French Archives | Page 2 of 6 | World Jewish Travel

12 days Morocco Jewish Cultural Heritage Tour

There are many Jewish heritage and cultural sights throughout the country that attest to these ancient communities, synagogues, cemetaries, Mellah’s (Jewish living quarters) and the only Jewish museum in the Arab world.

Morocco is a stunningly diverse country with breathtaking landscapes, ancient imperial cities and a profoundly rich culture. Our Jewish Cultural Heritage Grand Tour is the perfect combination of discovering this beautiful country and tracing the steps of Jewish ancestry in Morocco from the past to the present day.

Highlights : Casablanca – Hassan II Mosque, Museum of Moroccan Judaism of Casablanca, Mellah, Temple Beth- El Synagogue, Em Habanim & Neve Chalom, historic sites of Jewish Heritage, Rabat – Mellah, Hassan Tower, Mausoleum of Mohammed V, Meknes– Mellah, tomb of Rabbi David Benmidan, Fes – Danan Synagogue, Maimonide Community Center, Ifrane, Seffrou – Mellah and Marrakesh – Lazama Synagogue,Mellah, largest Jewish cemetary in Morocco and Essaouira – Bet Ha-Knesset Simon Attias Synagogue, Mellah and Jewish cemeteries, Berber villages, camel trek in the Sahara Desert, Night sleeping in Luxury Camp in the Sahara, walking in Dades Valley, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate

8 Days Moroccan Jewish Ancestry Tour

Step back in time with an 8 day tour tracing the steps of Jewish Ancestry in Morocco from the past to the present day.

Morocco has a rich and historical relationship with Jewish culture and a heritage that spans over thousands of years. Today there are still small Jewish communities in most of the bigger cities, they are the reminder that once there were over 250 000 Jews in Morocco in thriving communities across the country. There are many Jewish heritage and cultural sights throughout the country that attest to these ancient communities, synagogues, cemeteries, Mellah’s (Jewish living quarters) and the only Jewish museum in the Arab world.

Highlights

Casablanca – Hassan II Mosque, Museum of Moroccan Judaism of Casablanca, Mellah, Temple Beth- El Synagogue, Em Habanim & Neve Chalom, historic sites of Jewish Heritage, Rabat – Mellah, Hassan Tower, Mausoleum of Mohammed V, Meknes– Mellah, tomb of Rabbi David Benmidan, Fes – Danan Synagogue, Maimonide Community Center, Ifrane, Seffrou – Mellah and Marrakesh – Lazama Synagogue,Mellah, largest Jewish cemetary in Morocco and Essaouira – Bet Ha-Knesset Simon Attias Synagogue, Mellah and Jewish cemeteries

Itinerary

This journey is fully customizable and can be tailored to your individual preferences and travel style.

Nuriddin Mahkamboev

He followed a double training in tour operating and guide from the Ministry of Tourism and pass the certifications. he has been working in the tourism field since 2012

Beck

As a professional Tour Guide, Driver, and Tour Operator I have been accompanying travelers in Uzbekistan since 2006. I have been to every corner of my country and my experience as a tour guide helps me better understand the interests and needs of my customers and create unforgettable trips for each traveler. Based on your interests my tours can be Cultural or Immersion trips, Hiking in the mountains or Camel Riding in the desert, Adventure or Spiritual Tours.
I am an adventurer, a passionate historian and I will plan each step of your trip together with you and will accompany you during your stay providing customized trips around Uzbekistan. I offer real experiences, not just activities.

Graffiti tour Madrid

Discover Madrid alternatively thanks to a professional graffiti writer. He/She will explain you the information related to CALLE, Muros Tabacalera and Urvanity art festivals. We will walk along Lavapies district, one of the most multicultural areas in town, while observing the best graffiti in town. Join now the street art tour in Madrid! 2 hours experience.

Train Touristique

This is an original and entertaining way of exploring the town of Obernai during your stay. The guided tour comes with individual headsets and is translated into 14 languages. The tour takes roughly 40 minhutes and leave approximately once per hour. The train has 60 seats, with handicap access for 2 wheelchairs. Group reservations have priority.

The tour train runs every day from April to October.

Jewish Heritage Tours in France: Private Encounters with History

France harbours one of the oldest and most vibrant Jewish communities in the world. In fact, after Israel and the US, the French Jewish population is the globe’s largest. From the old “pletzl” in Paris, where generations of Jews have lived, worked and worshiped for centuries, to Provence where they at certain points found refuge during times of persecution, there are so many inspiring and moving sites to visit: places imbued with both cultural treasure and immense human tragedy. We’ll take you on an entirely unique, personally tailored adventure around one or more regions. This will allow you to discover countless historical and present-day riches– and return home with lifelong, treasured memories.

Visit The Jewish Alsatian Museum

“Artefacts and places recount history better than books” – this sentence welcomes you as you arrive at the Jewish Alsatian Museum. Located in the former 19th-century synagogue of Bouxwiller, the museum is unique in its kind. It highlights the culture of Jews in Alsace and recounts their history, telling of everyday life through the ages with their Christian neighbours. Visitors follow a trail around the museum with its original, varied presentations ranging from the reconstitution of life-size scenes and miniaturised tableaux using new technology. Ceramic models, architectural models, life-size figures, dolls in period costume and video films alternate with antique artefacts, which are all the more rare as much of the Jewish heritage disappeared during the Holocaust.

The Jewish Heritage of Haguenau

La Synagogue de Haguenau was built in 1820-1821 is in neoclassical style. It was destroyed during the Occupation and damaged at the end of the Second World War. It was renovated and found all its splendor in 1959. Many vestiges from the old synagogue which were in a house in Rue du Sel, are on display there. This ancient synagogue was built in 1492, then fell victim to the fire in 1676, and was then rebuilt. It was an active synagogue until 1820, when the current synagogue was built.

Le Jewish cemetery of Haguenau is one of the most oldest in Alsace with burials dating from the Xth century. The types of stelae are different according to the times and according to the religious role of the person buried. These stelae are interesting to analyze and comment on in particular the front part on which we find epitaphs as well as sculptures. This cemetery has an area of approximately 1 hectare and 60 ares and hosts 3200 graves.

The cemetery was enlarged in 1766 and 1872. It was the victim of vandalism during Second World War. Walls and doors were gutted, and graves were also knocked down or destroyed. As a result of this, nearly a thousand graves are missing today.

Diamond Exchange Private Tour

The Israeli Diamond Exchange, holds the title of the world’s largest diamond exchange, and we at Tours4U, boast of being the only company that provides tours of this hidden part of the Israeli economy.

The high stakes and sensitive security of the Diamond Exchange means that all guests of the exchange provide passport identification, fingerprints and photos to be used in facial recognition.

The tour guides you through the birth of a polished diamond, by witnessing first hand rough diamonds being polished into the finest of gemstones, in one of Israel’s diamond cutting factories. We see diamond cutters who have been cutting and polishing diamonds for over 50 years, and are of the best cutters worldwide, busy creating their beloved work.

The tour then takes you through to the highly exclusive exchange trading floor. We comprehensively teach you all the particulars of the IDE. We witness the members of the exchange in animated negotiations, buying and trading Israeli diamonds that will then be sent and sold worldwide.

The last stop of the tour is a meeting with a master diamantaire, Mr. Hanan Savranksy. Hanan is a third-generation gemologist, and an exclusive member of the exchange, whose creations are not only ingeniously designed but are of the highest quality and style.

The cutting of the diamond, the jewelry designs and stone settings are done exclusively by Hanan, making Savransky Private Jeweler’s one of the only jewelry designers whose entire pieces are created, designed and crafted by one person alone.

Tour & Guide Language: French