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Jewish Heritage River Cruises

An extraordinary journey for aficionados of European history, music, and art. Experience dynamic Budapest and imperial Vienna. Marvel at ravishing scenery as your luxurious ship glides through the Wachau Valley, celebrated as one of...

Hand in Hand by Rashel Veprin­s­ki

Hand in Hand by Rashel Veprin­s­ki

Translators: Ani­ta Norich and Ellen Cassedy New York, 1918. One fateful winter night, Miriam Eidelberg finds herself strolling across the Williamsburg Bridge with her literary hero, the man whose poems she knows by heart....

Hes­ter Street by Julia Wag­n­er

Hes­ter Street by Julia Wag­n­er

Joan Micklin Silver’s groundbreaking debut feature film, Hester Street (1975), vividly portrays the immigrant experience through the eyes of Gitl (Carol Kane), a young, Orthodox Jewish woman who arrives in New York City from...

Rem­brandt’s Blessing by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Rem­brandt’s Blessing by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Illustrator: Ani­ta Barghigiani Inspired by the true story of the friendship between Rembrandt and Rabbi Menashe Ben Israel. Painting scenes from Bible stories is Rembrandt’s passion. Many of his Amsterdam neighbors are Sephardic Jews,...