Vysoki from the 1920 to 1941 – the Outbreak of WW2
Shavei Israel: Here's the latest installment of our historical and ethnographic report about the history of Vysoki, Russia’s biggest location of the community of...
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Shavei Israel communities get ready for Purim
As Purim is approaching, we're beginning to receive pictures of holiday preparations from our communities all over the world. The first reviews came...
Brit Mila in Gdansk, Poland – for the first time in years
Last week the Jewish community of Gdansk celebrated a very special event - the brit milah of little David Daniel. This was the...
Vysoki: Geographic Background and Early History
Shavei Israel: We are glad to share an exciting historical and ethnographic report about the history of Vysoki, Russia's biggest location of the...
Shavei Israel’s emissary speaks about Jewish fasts
Just now, as the fast of Esther is approaching, Rabbi Avi Baumol, Shavei Israel's emissary in Krakow, Poland, published a video of a...
Subbotnik Traditional Dishes: Ushnik & Lapshevnik
The Subbotnik Jews have a delicious and authentic national kitchen based on an interesting combination of culinary traditions of Eastern European Jewish communities...