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Baltimore +	Immigrants first settled in the East Baltimore neighborhoods. As they moved up the economic ladder they moved into more affluent area in the city’s northwest. Baltimore’s Jewish population is close to 100,000 ==Jewish Geography== Currently the Orthodox communities are concentrated in Pikesville, and Owings Mills. ==Jewish Tourism== [[The Jewish Museum of Maryland]],at the center of the old Eastern Baltimore encompasses a the America’s third oldest remaining Shul, it is still in use, and a museum. The nation’s largest regional museum interprets the Jewish experience in America, with special attention to Jewish life in the state of Maryland. For a tour itinerary of Jewish Baltimore: http://explorebaltimore.org/the-baltimore-experience/experience/virtual-itineraries/jewish-baltimore  +
Banff +	The town at the center of Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Kosher food is hard to get so bring your own. There is a Wal Mart and Safeway in Canmore, however the quantity of the kosher food is not confirmed. If you are traveling during peak season and would like to make a minyan, use the discussion page. Please leave contact info.  +
Boston +	The Baston Kolell is in the Brookline are.  +
Boston Area +	History The first congregation was Ohabei Shalom was organized in the late 1840s That was Mostly in the south end. From 1880 to 1920 Eastern European Jews swelled into the north end similar to the Lower East Side of Manhattan (New York City). Other immigrant enclaves existed in west end and south end. Most of it got razed and the little remains to bring out the history of Jewish life For interactive history of Jewsish Boston visit: http://www.bostonhistorycollaborative.com/BostonFamilyHistory/ancestors/jewish/index.html Today over 200,000 live in the Greater Boston area, mostly concentrated in the suburbs of Brookline, Brighton, and Newton. Some is centered around college campuses. Many of the Jewish museums and collections of Jewish interest are near on such campuses(i.e.Harvard, Brandeis) ==Neighborhoods== ===Brookline=== Centered around Coolidge and Harvard st. where Jewish life is bustling there is an abundance of shops and restaurants. The home of the famous Bostoner shteibel - [[Congregation Beth Pinchas (Bostoner)]] ===Newton=== Be sure to visit the oldest shul in Newton (1912) and on of the oldest in Boston http://www.adamsstreet.org  +
Brooklyn +	Welcome to Brooklyn the Jewish community that never sleeps. It consists of many different neighborhoods. Each with its own distinct flavor. Like Manhattan (New York City) many of the streets form an orderly grid and have numbers or letters as names (with a few exceptions like Crown heights, and Williamsburg their streets have longer names). [[Crown heights]] is the center of chabad international. Centered around 770 Eastern Parkway.Borough Park is known for its premier shopping. [[Flatbush]] is spread out of a larger area. [[Bensenhurst]] is one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Yeshiva Bais Hatalmud is located at 83st and 21 ave. [[Williamsburg]] is right across the Manhattan (New York City) at the Williamsburg bridge. A large community of Satmar Chasidim mainly followers of R’ Zalman Teitelbaum.  +
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Calgary +	Welcome to Calgary the closest and biggest city to the Canadian Rockies, about an hour and half from Banff. House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel is a very welcoming and growing shul. Check their website for visitors information http://www.hojmi.org/visiting_calgary.php.  +
Chicago +	Welcome to Chicago the largest community of any Midwestern city. There a few neighborhoods where Jewish life thrives. Lots of shuls, kosher restaurants and supermarkets to choose from. Chesed LAvrohom, R' Yehoshua Eichenstein, has almost around the clock minyanim. Some of the larger Yiddish neighborhoods are at Skokie, Paterson Park, West rogers Park ===West Rogers Park=== At the intersection of Devon st. and California one of the most Jewish neighborhoods. Even the street signs are Jewish. Bordering the edge of Evanston, it is the home of the Chicago community Kollel. ===[[Skokie]]=== Skokie a northern suburb, it gained national fame in 1978 when a nazi group gained permission to march through a neighborhood of Holocaust survivors. Plenty of Jewish life especially on Dempster St. where there are plenty of jewish stores. A Holocaust memorial can be found here.  +
Chicago area +	Welcome to Chicago the largest community of any Midwestern city. There a few neighborhoods where Jewish life thrives. Lots of shuls, kosher restaurants and supermarkets to choose from. Chesed LAvrohom, R' Yehoshua Eichenstein, has almost around the clock minyanim. Some of the larger Yiddish neighborhoods are at Skokie, Paterson Park, West rogers Park ===West Rogers Park=== At the intersection of Devon st. and California one of the most Jewish neighborhoods. Even the street signs are Jewish. Bordering the edge of Evanston, it is the home of the Chicago community Kollel. ===Skokie=== Skokie a northern suburb, it gained national fame in 1978 when a nazi group gained permission to march through a neighborhood of Holocaust survivors. Plenty of Jewish life especially on Dempster St. where there are plenty of jewish stores. A Holocaust memorial can be found here.  +
Clifton +	Clifton is often considered part of the Passaic community.  +
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Denver +	Welcome to denver a beautiful city nestled in the rocky mountains. The first Jewish minyan dates back to the 1860's, when they came for the gold rush. The Guggenheim family, benefactors of the Guggenheim Museum started their fortune in a Leadville mine a couple of hours from Denver. ==Jewish Tourism== The Ira M. Beck MemorialArchives houses more than a million documents, 5,000 photos,400 oral histories, and a manuscript collection ==Jewish Geography== An orthodox community remains in the West Colfax neighborhood, 35% of the 95,000 Jews live in the Hilltop area. There is basically only one fully kosher supermarket called east side kosher deli.  +
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Edmonton +	welcome to edmonton the second to largest city nearest to the canadian rockies, about 3 hours west of Jasper national park. It is a small and very welcoming community. There isn't an exclusively kosher supermarket however check http://www.edmontonkollel.com/kosher-edmonton/ for a list of stores that have kosher food. In addition to this there a few other choices for kosher food, a bakery and a dairy restaurant in the West Edmonton Mall  +
Evanston +	Suburb of Chicago  +
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FIve Towns +	The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City.The five towns comprise the villages of [[Lawrence]],[[Cedarhurst]], the hamlets of [[Woodmere]] and [[Inwood]], and "The [[Hewlett]]s", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, and Hewlett Neck, and the hamlet of Hewlett, along with Woodsburgh. North Woodmere has also been included in the grouping, although it is legally part of Valley Stream. It is very close to the JFK airport.  +
Fallsburg +	In the Catskill region.  +
Ferndale +	Part of the Jewish Catskills region.  +
Flushing +	A neighborhood in Queens - New York City.  +
Forest Hills +	Neighborhood in Queens - New York City.  +
Fresh Meadows +	A neighborhood in Queens - New York City.  +
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Harrisburg +	Less than a half hour drive to Hershey Park. For those visiting Hershey Park, Central PA's Kosher Mart and 3 G's Pizza are open inside Hersheypark and are accessible without paying admission to the park. Check their site http://centralpaskoshermart.com . For sukkos travelers check the list of sukkah locations - http://www.lancastersukkot.com/sukkah-locations.php. They have also organized lodging and Minyanim information, for the Sukkos Chol Hamoed traveler. [[Lancaster]] is 45 minutes east of Hershey Park smack in the middle of Amish Country.  +
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Lakewood +	Home of the biggest Yeshivah in the world [[Beth Medrash Govoha|B.M.G.]] started by the Legendary Rosh Yeshiva R' Ahron Kotler. It is one of the quickest growing Frum communities in the world. There are any Jewish stores around the town. The city is split by a beautiful lake, and is extending past its borders to cities like Jackson, Toms River, and Brick.  +
Lancaster +	Welcome to Amish Country. Weather to tour the Amish Country farms or Dutch Wonderland it is a great destination for family trips. Kosher dining is available at the Kosher Mart in Hershey Park. http://centralpaskoshermart.com/ In the summers they have an afternoon grill in Dutch Wonderland. For Chol Hamoed Sukkos travelers check out http://www.lancastersukkot.com/lodging.php for a list of hotels with sukkot.  +
Los Angeles +	Welcome to LA, North America's second largest Jewish community. The history of Yiddish LA goes back to 1841 Jacob Frankfort arrived. It now has the second largest Yiddish population in the US. Enjoy the many restaurants in LA - some say it has the best kosher restaurants in the country. <br />LA also has many Yiddish attractions as well. The Skirball Cultural Center is a museum of American Jewish culture. Children will love exploring "Noah's Ark," an 8,000 square foot gallery. The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust features exhibits designed by Holovaust survivors. In October 2010 it moved into a new home in Pan Pacific Park. The Simon Wiesenthal Center, has a media library focusing on the Holocaust, genocide, anti-Semitism, and Jewish communities around the world with film, books and articles for all ages. Across the street is the Museum of Tolerance. The Breed Street Shul in East LA is one of the oldest shuls on the West Coast.The shul has been restored by the Jewish Historical Society of Southern California. The society offers bus tours of Jewish LA. For more info: http://www.jewishhistoricalsociety.org/Tours.htm ==Places to Stay== There is no shortage of hotels in LA, but if you want to stay within walking distance of shuls here are a few: [http://www.mybeverlyhillshotel.com Crown Plaza] offers a special for Shabbos observant Jews (along with amenities like manual keys). Residence Inn by Marriot Beverly Hills is similarly accommodating. Carlyle Inn and [http://www.mrchotels.com Mr. C ] are also in the neighborhood. ==Jewish Geography== The Jewish communities are spread across the city. West hollywood also known as Hankock Park. Centered around the intersection of N. La Brea and Beverly ave. The Los Angeles Kollel is at that corner as well as 4 other shuls. Pico Robertson is another growing area. Pico Blvd has lots of kosher restaurants. Some of the other neighborhoods are : ===Beverly Hills=== ===Pico Robertson=== ===Beverly La Brea=== ===West LA=== ===Valley Village=== ===Santa Monica=== ===Melrose=== ===Fairfax===  +
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Manhattan (New York City) +	The worlds most famous city has many kosher places to eat as well as daven. Home of [[Mesivta Tiferes Jerusalem (MTJ)|M.T.J.]], the Yeshivah of the famous Goan R' Moshe Feinstein. Many minyanim take place within different businesses at certain specific times.  +
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Newport +	Home of one of the oldest shul's in America The Touro Synagogue. There is a kosher B&B place called The admiral Weaver.  +
Norfolk +	Welcome to Norfolk, one of the oldest Jewish communities in America. The local kashrus agency is the Vaad Hakashrus of Tidewater. There are numerous Supermarkets with kosher food.  +
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Passaic +	Medium sized Jewish community, has grown recently, and many new shuls, and kosher food establishments keep propping up.  +
Philadelphia +	A recent count of the Jewish population in the greater Philadelphia region, counted more than 200,000. ==Jewish History== Jewish settlement dates back to 1737. Communal life can be traced back to 1740, when a grant of ground was secured for Jewish burial on Spruce street between eighth and ninth streets. The earliest document of a Jewish Congregation - Mikveh Israel - is from 1773. In 1802 an Ashkenazi Congregation - Rodeph Shalom was formed.  +
Portland +	Portland, "The City of Roses", is the largest city in Oregon and the third largest city in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. It lies about 70 mi (124 km) from the Pacific Coast on the northern border of the state of Oregon, straddling the Willamette (pronounced will-AM-et) River 12 mi (19 km) south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Vancouver, Washington (not to be confused with Vancouver, Canada) is a Portland suburb and lies immediately on the other side of the Columbia River. About 50 mi (80 km) to the east lies majestic Mount Hood, which forms the perfect backdrop for Portland's skyline. The city is noted for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, and its eco-friendly urban planning policies.  +
Prague +	The capital of the Czech Republic, the most popular tourist destination of central Europe. ==History== The Jewish history of Prauge is very old. The Jewish community has been a fixture since the 1500s. At that time the Jews lived in the Judenstadt, or the Jewish Ghetto, a semi-autonomous community. 1564-1611 was the golden age for Jewish Prague, when they enjoyed religious and economic freedom, and thrived as astronomers, mathematicians, philosophers and artists. This was also the period of the Maharal, Rabbi Yehudah ben Betzalel Loew created the legendary Golem. In the 1700s the population of Prague was 25 percent Jewish and the largest Jewish community in the world. In 1745 Empress Maria Theresa expelled the Jews but they began to return in 1748. ==Tourism== Today the Josefov welcomes visitors all year round. You can visit the Jewish Museum which includes six different sites: Maisel Synagogue. Klausen Synagogue, Pinkas Synagogue, Spanish Synagogue, Old Jewish Cemetery, and the Ceremonial Hall. http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/aindex.php For an additional fee you can visit the Alt-Neu(old-new) Shul. [[The Old-new Shul (Alt-noy Shul-Prague)]] It is said their attic is the resting place of the Maharal's Golem. They also host three daily minyanim http://www.synagogue.cz/ The Jewihs Quater is conveniently located next to the Staromestska metro station. It is also home to the city's active shul's, kosher restuarants and apartment rental=s. ===Places to stay=== Apartments can be rented in the Jewish Quarter at kosherprague.com Several hotels are within walking distance of the synagogues of the Jewish Quarter. Chabad provides kosher meals at many hotels upon request.  +
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Queens +	Home of Yeshiva Shar Hatorah  +
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San Francisco +	Jews are part of San Francisco since the days of the gold rush in the 1840s. In 1906 an earthquake and a fire destroyed most of the city and little remains from that earlier period. Many of these early pioneers were successful in business. In later generations the extensive philanthropy of these first families – Fleishhacker, Haas, Koshland, Stern, Steinhardt, Dinkelspiel, Zellerbach and others – made their names well-known in Northern California. The House of Love and Prayer founded by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, drew many spiritually minded young Jews. ==Jewish Geography== Approximately 50,000 Jews live in the city. One of the orthodox Jewish neighborhoods are the Richmond District and the Sunset District. Also known as the avenues- http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Francisco/The_Avenues ==Kosher Shopping== There are several Kosher Groceries to choose from see list below. Mollie Stone’s Market has 9 branches. The supermarket offers a full line of kosher food products (including Cholov Yisroel products), grocery, dairy, frozen foods, liquor, wines and fresh-cut meat. All meat cut under kosher supervision at Palo Alto store. Order products at any branch for delivery at the closest Mollie Stone's.  +
Scottsdale +	Next to Phoenix.  +
Silver Spring +	Silver Spring is known is a suburb of Washington D.C., and is home to a large Jewish community. Many visitors to Washington D.C. stay here on in [[Rockville]]. stay The [[Yeshiva High School of Greater Washington]] is headed by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky, son-in-law of R' Beinish Finkel zt''l. ==Chol Hamoed Trips== There is lots to do see and do in [[Washington D.C.]]. There are activites in the Silver Spring area. The NSA has a [https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/museum National Cryptologic Museum] on Fort Meade  +
Skokie +	Suburb of [[Chicago]]  +
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Toronto +	Toronto Welcome to Canada's largest Jewish community. It is the headquarters of the Kashruth Council of Canada. Better known by its symbol "COR". They certify over 45 restaurants in the greater Toronto area. Many consider [[Thornhill]] to be part of Toronto. There are many kosher groceries and bakeries. Many can be found along Bathurst street north of St. Claire Av. The Sobeys Kosher Market located in [[Thornhill]] at 441 Clark ave has a meat, bakery, and prepared food department for travelers on the go.  +
Tucson +	Tucson (pronounced TOO-sawn) is the second-largest city in the state of Arizona, in the United States of America. At an elevation of 2,400 feet, it has slightly cooler temperatures than its desert cousin, Phoenix. It is situated in the biologically diverse Sonoran Desert. With a population of 486,699 (2000 Census) in Tucson and 843,746 in the greater metro area, which also includes Marana, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Sahuarita, Drexel Heights, Vail, South Tucson, etc (most of eastern Pima County ), Tucson was the 32nd fastest growing of 280 metropolitan areas from 1990-2000. As of 2011, the population within city limits was 843,168 and 989,569 in the Greater Tucson Metropolitan Area, making the 52nd biggest city/metro area in the country and the 2nd in the state and the Southwestern US.  +
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Uman +	Uman is a city located in Cherkassy region of the central Ukraine. It is standing on the banks of the Umanka and Kamenka rivers  +
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Vilna (Vilnius) +	Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania. It lies in the valley of the confluence of Neris and Vilnia rivers and has 527,930 inhabitants (2013 statistics). Along with Linz, Austria, Vilnius was the European Capital of Culture in 2009.  +
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Warsaw +	Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and, with 1.7 million inhabitants, its largest city. It is located on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła), roughly equidistant (350 km, 217 mi) from both the Baltic Sea (Bałtyk) in the north and the Carpathian Mountains (Karpaty) in the south.  +
Washington D.C. +	The first jew settled here at the end of the 18th century. However the city flourished in the post world war 2 era and there is not much here for the jewish history buff. The Adas Israel was dedicated in 1876. It is now a conservative synagouge. The original structure hosts Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum. The Musuem is run by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, which gives building tours and walking tours. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum was housed in Washington until 2002, when due to money constraints the museum was closed and archived. Appointments for visits and tours may be arranged in advance by calling 202-857-6647 or e-mailing museum@bnaibrith.org. [http://www.bnaibrith.org/museum-and-archives.html] ==Jewish Geography== One will not find much pertaining to modern Jewish life, like kosher restaurants or shuls. The Jewish communities are mostly in the suburbs; [[Silver Spring]], [[Rockville]]. There is one orthodox minyan in town [[Kesher Israel (Georgetown Synagogue - Washington D.C.)]]. There are many hotels within walking distance. However some prefer to stay across the river to get cheaper rates.  +