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Escaping Oslo on Erev Shabbat

The following is an account of one of our community members who survived last month’s Oslo terrorist attack. The person wishes to remain anonymous. On July 22nd, 2011 Norway was hit with the deadliest terrorist attack its country has ever seen – and I was in the middle of it. At about 3:25pm, a politically [...]

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Travel Warning to Turkey

Israelis, and Jews the world over have enjoyed traveling to & around Turkey for the past decade or more due to exceptional Israeli – Turkish relations in the region. However, due to last month’s flotilla incident, Israel’s National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau (NSCCTB) has issued a travel warning to Israelis planning trips to Turkey. In [...]

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In Blessed Memory, Rabbi Gavriel & Rivka Holtzberg (Z”L), Mumbai, India

While this is not a typical post for this site, I felt as kosher travelers, we all visit Chabad Houses all over the world. It is important that we recognize the great service that Chabad emissaries do for the Jewish community around the world. We all know by now that Rabbi Gavriel & Rivka Holtzberg, [...]

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