http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/ en aweisler@jta.org Copyright 2011 2011-11-01T09:14:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/11/01/3090046/odessa-jewish-orphanage-doesnt-fit-the-stereotype Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/11/01/3090046/odessa-jewish-orphanage-doesnt-fit-the-stereotype I wasn’t sure what my visit to an Odessa Jewish orphanage would entail. 2011-11-01T09:14:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/31/3090035/despite-language-barrier-odessa-limmud-event-has-palpable-energy Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/31/3090035/despite-language-barrier-odessa-limmud-event-has-palpable-energy Covering a conference held almost entirely in Russian isn’t the easiest for me. Luckily, Limmud Odessa doesn’t make it too hard. 2011-10-31T14:43:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/30/3090020/the-week-ahead-trips-to-ukraine-moldova-and-a-country-that-doesnt-exist Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/30/3090020/the-week-ahead-trips-to-ukraine-moldova-and-a-country-that-doesnt-exist I’m heading to Odessa today, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city and a cultural jewel on the Black Sea, to cover the city’s second Limmud conference. 2011-10-30T10:05:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/23/3089910/in-london-a-metropolis-with-a-rich-and-diverse-jewish-life Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/23/3089910/in-london-a-metropolis-with-a-rich-and-diverse-jewish-life Though a housing scam paused my reporting for a few days, I’m back on track—and ready to explore this incredible city. 2011-10-23T11:11:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/15/3089841/babushkas-occupational-hazard-or-unexpected-gift Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/15/3089841/babushkas-occupational-hazard-or-unexpected-gift A strange encounter with a Belgrade babushka enhanced my Shabbat. 2011-10-15T13:19:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/13/3089837/through-minyans-a-better-sense-of-my-jewish-identity-responsibilities Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/13/3089837/through-minyans-a-better-sense-of-my-jewish-identity-responsibilities When it comes down to it, the question is: Jewish enough for whom? 2011-10-13T14:31:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/12/3089835/in-belgrade-a-warm-inviting-sukkot-celebration Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/12/3089835/in-belgrade-a-warm-inviting-sukkot-celebration I’m no expert on the Serbian Jewish community, but I’m already struck by the warmth and friendliness of the Belgrade congregation. 2011-10-12T18:27:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/12/3089819/off-to-serbia-to-well-ill-figure-that-out Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/12/3089819/off-to-serbia-to-well-ill-figure-that-out Serbia’s Jewish community may be small, but it seems like there are a host of stories to be found in Belgrade and its surroundings. 2011-10-12T10:32:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/10/3089778/in-slovakia-a-tale-of-two-synagogues-and-then-some Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/10/3089778/in-slovakia-a-tale-of-two-synagogues-and-then-some Leave it to Slovakia to put it in perspective. 2011-10-10T10:33:00-05:00 http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/09/3089777/in-stupava-an-old-synagogue-finds-a-new-life Alex Weisler http://blogs.jta.org/transatlantic/article/2011/10/09/3089777/in-stupava-an-old-synagogue-finds-a-new-life Stupava is the kind of place that looks like it’s seen better days, but the synagogue is fast emerging as a regional Jewish cultural destination. 2011-10-09T21:13:00-05:00