The Jewish Guide to the Internet

“Explore former sites of Jewish memory in the Cheetham Hill, Strangeways and Hightown areas of Manchester. Here you will find audio interviews, photographs, and information about more than 40 sites."

“We have identified 70 sites so far that consistently occur in people’s recollection of the Jewish East End. These include schools and synagogues, street markets and cafes, cinemas and theatres, youth clubs and shops, amongst other places.”

This searchable Dutch language home page for the Orthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community of Amsterdam includes information about the community, its activities and news along with a list of synagogues, services, and kosher restaurants. There are links to other Dutch Jewish sites as well.

This multi-lingual site provides information for tourists to and residents of Andorra.

This site in English and Greek provides information about Jewish life and sites of interest in Athens, Greece as well as a list of books and a history of the Jewish community.

This site in English and German provides information about this Swiss Jewish community with regard to its rabbis, synagogues, youth activities and religious institutions.

This site in English and Spanish is the home of the Network of Spanish Jewish Quarters whose goal is “to protect the urbanistic, architectonical, historic and cultural Jewish heritage in Spain.” The site provides information for tourists about visiting sites in Spain of historical Jewish interest.

The goal of this project is to “honor the memory and explore the contributions of the many Sephardic Jewish families who immigrated to Cape Verde in Portugal from Morocco and Gibraltar in the mid-19th century.” The site, in English, French and Portuguese, provides information about the history of the community and the work of the organization.

This site in English and Greek provides information about Jewish communities in Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Volos, Corfu, Chalkis, Ioannina, Trikala and Rhodes as well as a number of Greek communities that existed before World War II. There is also material from Jewish organizations and institutions in Greece.

Information in German about this umbrella organization of 108 Jewish communities throughout Germany.

Based in New York, this site focuses on the Italian Jewish community today. Its projects include J-Italy for Jewish travelers to Italy and the Italian Chazanut Roundtable.

This is the home of the umbrella organization for Jewish groups in Spain. Its Spanish language site provides information about the constituent groups and their work, along with access to the catalog of La Biblioteca Virtual Yehudá Leví Library.

This site houses the home pages of many associations and publications related to the Jewish community of France. There is an alphabetic listing of sites hosted here, as well as a number of discussion forums, personal announcements, and links to relevant international, French language, and Jewish web pages. Of particular note are the directories of synagogues and kosher restaurants arranged by Parisian arrondisements and the section on various communities throughout France.

This site in English, French and Dutch has links to and contact information for numerous Jewish communal and other organizations in Belgium.

Coordinating body for organized Jewry in France, linking more than 500 congregations around the country. The Central Consistoire is divided into 15 regional sections, which can be accessed from the French language homepage.

This multi-lingual site provides information for tourists to and residents of Luxembourg.

This French language site describes the major Jewish community organization of Paris created by Napoleon. Information on its constituent groups, its beth din, kashrut supervision, educational programs, and events along with an extensive collection of French language Jewish sites. Of particular note for tourists is the list of kosher restaurants under the supervision of the Consistoire.

This site in English and Danish has links to and contact information for numerous Jewish communal and other organizations in Denmark.

This homepage for the Etz Hayyim Synagogue of Crete offers information about the history of the Cretan community, including a bibliography. There are details about the synagogue and a list of tourist attractions in the area.

This predominantly Hebrew language site provides information about the people, synagogues, communities, and life of the Jews in Macedonia. There are also archives that can be downloaded and details about the organization's activities.

"Based in Paris, with offices in Brussels, Strasbourg, Berlin and Budapest, the EJC federates and co-ordinates the 40 elected leaders of national Jewish communities in Europe, encompassing approximately 2.5 million Jews." Its homepage provides information about the activities of the group. Of particular note are the descriptions of each community within the Congress.

This site in English and Czech has links to and contact information for numerous Jewish communal and other organizations in the Czech Republic.

This site, in English, German, and French, provides facts and figures about the Jewish community in Switzerland, a nationwide calendar of events by region, a list of contacts, and relevant links.

Listings of facilities of interest to observant Jews in the UK, Gibraltar, Hong Kong and South Africa.

This German language portal to sites about the cultural life and events of Jews in Germany features a clickable map under Gemeiden that links to material about Jewish communities throughout the country.

This French-language site provides information about the Jewish heritage in the Bas Rhin Department of Alsace including details about the more than 45 cemeteries and 27 synagogues it manages.

Extensive information about the history, communities, publishers and historical sites of Italian Jews.

This site in English and Greek provides information about the Jewish services available to tourists to and residents of Cyprus and Larnaca.

This site in English and German provides information about this Jewish community with regard to its rabbis, synagogues, youth activities and religious institutions.

This site in English and Finnish provides Jewish information for tourists to and residents of Helsinki.

Information for tourists to and residents of Rhodes about Jewish life and tours on this island in Greece.

This site in English and Swedish provides information for tourists and residents about Jewish life in Stockholm, Sweden.

This site in English and German has links to and contact information for numerous Jewish communal and other organizations in Austria.

The Jewish Cultural Quarter consists of the Jewish Museum, the Ets Haim Library, , the Portuguese Synagogue, the Hollandsche Schouwburg, and the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. The site in Dutch and English describes the offerings of these groups with regard to Jewish life in the Netherlands.

Searchable database of Jewish institutions and kosher restaurants for Western Europe. At the bottom on the page is a set of links to specific countries and cities as well. In addition, there are lists of hotels that are within walking distance of the various synagogues.

A searchable website in English and Italian with information about the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy.

Information for tourists to and residents of Ireland about Jewish life in Dublin and other areas of the country.

Itinerari Ebraici — a web site in Italian and English, with extensive resources and suggested itineraries for northern Italy’s Lombardia region. The web site includes 11 Jewish heritage itineraries in Lombardia, including Milan, Soncino, Mantova and Sabbioneta as well as recipes

This portal to Jewish communities in Austria provides links to their institutions and kashrut information for travelers to Vienna.

Describing itself as " an interactive map about Jewish life in Germany,” Jewish Places allows users to search for information and photos about Jewish heritage sites in hundreds of German towns and cities. These include communal sites such as synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and mikvaot, but also secular sites such as Jewish sports clubs and cafes. Users can also search for material about individuals and even find virtual guided walks to some towns or neighborhoods, or following in the footsteps of a personality.

Information about small Jewish communities throughout Great Britain.

Created by Chabad, this site provides a portal to information about Jewish communities in Belgium, Gibraltar, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK.

“Edited by a sixteen-member team of journalists and historians, The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe invites travellers to discover an unknown Europe off the beaten tourist-track.”

“ Kol haKEHILA is the site for Greek Jewish Monuments and Greek Jewry from around the world. The site includes information on Greek synagogues, Greek Jewish genealogy, historic information, visuals, current Greek Jewish history, and press clips regarding Jews in Greece.” This site is part of The Elias V. Messinas Historic and Architectural Archive of the Synagogues of Greece.

This site from a commercial tour company provides information about the synagogues, restaurants and attractions in Athens and Greece. The site is available in English, Hebrew and French.

Information in Spanish for residents and tourists about Jewish communities and kashrut in Spain.

Information for tourists to and residents of Malta about Jewish life there.

This site in English and Italian provides information about all aspects of Jewish life of interest to tourists and natives. It is also available as an app.

The English and Dutch page of this umbrella organization of 30 Jewish communities throughout Holland provides information about Jewish communal services throughout the Netherlands.

Walking tours created to celebrate 350 years of Jews in England. Each tour provides information about Jewish sites of interest along the route. There is also a set of relevant links.

This site in English, Norwegian and Hebrew has links to and contact information for Jewish communal organizations.

Information in English, Hebrew, Portuguese and French about Jewish life in this city in Portugal, including its Holocaust Museum.

This site in English, Hebrew and Italian focuses on the Jewish heritage of Puglia (Apulia) — the region on the heel of the boot of Italy. The site is a project of the Jewish museum in Lecce — includes a web site in Italian, English, and Hebrew, with an interactive map that includes more than two dozen cities, towns, and villages where there is evidence of Jewish heritage. There is also a printed version with a map and informational material.

This site presents tourist information about sites of Jewish interest in Portugal.

Located in Glasgow, “the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC) is the representative body of all the Jewish communities in Scotland.” In addition to information about the organization and its publication, the site provides details about Jews in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Tayside and Fife.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, this site provides information about Jewish life in Scotland over the last 200 years, as well as the center's activities and links to other Scottish Jewish resources.

This German language site provides information about the Jewish communities in Germany in alphabetical order.

This site in Italian, English and Hebrew provides information about Jewish life in Rome, Italy for residents and tourists.

This site in Italian provides information about the cultural activities of the Jews of Rome, Italy, including access to the Historical Archive of the Jewish Community of Rome (ASCER).

This French language site provides information about the history, traditions, people, language and communities of the Jews in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France.

This French language site describes itself as a portal to the French speaking Jewish community. In addition to the news, information about holidays, and feature articles focusing on France and Israel, the most notable feature of this searchable site are the numerous directories it offers.

This Italian language site describes 21 Jewish communities in Italy and provides information about them for residents and tourists.

Information in English and Italian about the Jewish ghetto in Venice, Italy and the current Jewish community in the city, along with details about kosher food and tourist information.

Visit Jewish Italy from Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Culture is an online portal for tourists. The site, in English and Italian, allows you to search by town, using a drop down menu or by clicking a photo link, and it also allows searches by category: Synagogues, Cemeteries, Jewish neighborhoods, and Museums and Memorials. Users can also use the search menu to find Kosher restaurants, cafes, and shops.

This site explores the history of the Jews in Wales.