Jurotrip is now featured on Deluxe Kosher tours' website!
http://www.deluxekoshertours.com/travel-information/travel-videos/saul-sudin-jurotrip-videos/
Check it out and while you're there consider one of Stuart Katz's excellent international tours, which are all 100% kosher and Shabbat observant.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
There Will Be Blog
While working on my next Jurotrip, I will be blogging almost daily film and DVD reviews at SMSudin.Blogspot come on over and take a look.
This site will resume as more Jurotrips develop.
This site will resume as more Jurotrips develop.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Kosherfest
http://thejewishstar.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/you-know-you-had-a-good-time-if-your-stomach-hurts/
A nice write up in The Jewish Star by my friend Michael Orbach about last week's Kosherfest, accompanied by my photography from the event.
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kosher,
kosherfest,
michael orbach,
new jersey,
new york,
saul sudin
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Recent Reviews
I've been writing some reviews in my free time lately since the Jurotrip.
Check out my review of the Third Watch Season 2 DVDs at Chud.com
and the extremely Judeo-centric new Coen Brothers film, 'A Serious Man' write up that I did for frumsatire.net.
More soon...
Check out my review of the Third Watch Season 2 DVDs at Chud.com
and the extremely Judeo-centric new Coen Brothers film, 'A Serious Man' write up that I did for frumsatire.net.
More soon...
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a serious man,
chud.com,
coen brothers,
frumsatire.net,
reviews,
third watch,
writing
Monday, October 19, 2009
Continued Research
Haven't posted in a while but I have been doing a ton of research into where to go next and what to pursue. With Jews in every corner of the globe, and a history that ties us to just about every country, it's hard to decide "what next?"
I highly recommend a book by Allan Levine called "Scattered Among The Peoples" for anyone (like me) who is interested in a brief rundown of Jews from Spain to the USA and every point in between from 1492 to 1967.
Also, for a laugh, check out this site for the Kosher restaurant in Japan, which has sushi "coming soon".
Look for more updates soon on more developments of the next Jurotrip.
I highly recommend a book by Allan Levine called "Scattered Among The Peoples" for anyone (like me) who is interested in a brief rundown of Jews from Spain to the USA and every point in between from 1492 to 1967.
Also, for a laugh, check out this site for the Kosher restaurant in Japan, which has sushi "coming soon".
Look for more updates soon on more developments of the next Jurotrip.
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allan levine,
japan,
jurotrip,
research,
saul sudin,
scattered among the peoples,
spain,
sushi,
united states
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Episode 11 - Paris, France
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBO3-q7aoA4
This is the double sized finale of the initial series of Jurotrip episodes. More info and additional goodies will be posted here soon about the future of Jurotrip, so thanks for watching and in the meantime please spread this around and get more people interested!
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eiffel tower,
europe,
france,
jewish,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
la jaconde,
louvre,
moab,
mona lisa,
musee d'orsay,
nimrod,
ninveh,
paris,
rodin,
saul sudin,
sculpture,
tourism,
wadeisdead
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Episode 10 - Venice, Italy
Direct Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpxrkn0-0ng
This is the end of the cruise, but not the Jurotrip! Next week bring Paris, France!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Community in Corfu
In the courtyard behind the Synagogue of Corfu, Greece:
(above) A shulchan (table) where bodies would be ritually purified for burial.
The walled up doorway in the background is the former entrance to the mikvah (ritual bath) for the community. The mikvah is no longer in operation.
(below) The bombed out remnants of the school behind the Synagogue. Until WWII, the building was a thriving Jewish school for the community.
(above) A shulchan (table) where bodies would be ritually purified for burial.
The walled up doorway in the background is the former entrance to the mikvah (ritual bath) for the community. The mikvah is no longer in operation.
(below) The bombed out remnants of the school behind the Synagogue. Until WWII, the building was a thriving Jewish school for the community.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Episode 08 - Corfu, Greece
Labels:
auschwitz,
beer,
corfu,
csny,
fortress,
greece,
guitar,
holocaust,
jewish,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
music,
nazi,
rome,
saul sudin,
spanish inquisition,
spinal tap,
synagogue,
wadeisdead
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Episode 07 - Katakolon, Greece
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Judaism in Corinth
You will notice a distinct lack of Jewish content in Episode Six - Navplion, Greece.
While there has been a Jewish presence in Greece for Millennia, predominantly the Romaniote Jews, on this particular day we only visited one location that had any Jewish history to it.
The Jews of Corinth are long gone, wiped out or moved to other communities. This picture represents the only record of their existence I came upon in my time there.
For ancient Jews, the symbol of the Menorah (candelabra) and lulav (palm branch) with etrog (citrus) were what we would today equate with the "star of David".
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corinth,
corinthian columns,
cruise,
etrog,
europe,
greece,
jewish,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
lulav,
menorah,
romaniote,
saul sudin,
wadeisdead
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Episode 04 - Rome, Italy
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benjamin blech,
colosseum,
cruise,
europe,
italy,
jews,
judaism,
judeo-roman war,
jurotrip,
michelangelo,
rome,
roy doliner,
saul sudin,
sistine secrets,
synagogue,
temple,
titus,
vatican,
wadeisdead
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Episode 03 - Florence, Italy
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arno river,
david,
elangelo,
europe,
florence,
italy,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
leaning tower,
medici,
michelangelo,
pisa,
ruth's,
saul sudin,
sculpture,
synagogue,
wadeisdead
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Episode 02 - Monte Carlo, Monaco
Saul wakes up with a nose bleed and visits some animals. Also, relentless tourism!
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casino,
cruise,
europe,
grand prix,
jarden animalier,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
monaco,
monte carlo,
palace princier,
saul sudin,
the godfather,
tourists,
wadeisdead
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Episode 01 - Barcelona, Spain
Welcome to Jurotrip! Look for updates every Sunday and Wednesday.
Welcome to Jurotrip, a uniquely Jewish, artistic and historical perspective on one's travels through the Northwestern Mediterranean and France. Look for continued updates and new episodes every Sunday and Wednesday.
Welcome to Jurotrip, a uniquely Jewish, artistic and historical perspective on one's travels through the Northwestern Mediterranean and France. Look for continued updates and new episodes every Sunday and Wednesday.
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barcelona,
columbus,
cruise,
europe,
gaudi,
jews,
judaism,
jurotrip,
montjuic,
saul sudin,
spain,
spanish inquisition,
wadeisdead
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