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Bosnia & Herzegovina

The Jerusalem of Europe. Jewish Sarajevo.

Current Temp. 48°F
Language Bosnian
Local Time 03:28PM
Duration 3-4 nights
Flight Time 12 hrs from NYC
When To Go May-Jun | Sep-Oct
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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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The story.
At a glance.

East meets West in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with its blend of Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories filtered through a Southern Slavic lens. Many still associate the country with the heart-breaking civil war of the 1990s, but you are likely to remember the country for its deep, unassuming human warmth and beautiful landscapes.

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Inside out.
Jewish Bosnia & Herzegovina.

After the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions, many Jews settled in the Ottoman provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The original Jewish community of Sarajevo was Sephardic, and Bosnia hosted Europe’s largest Sephardic Jewish community after Spain. According to a 1921 census, Ladino was the mother tongue of 10,000 of Sarajevo’s 70,000 inhabitants. At the eve of World War II, there were about 14,000 Jews in Bosnia-Herzegovina. About 10,000 Bosnian Jews perished during the Holocaust under the pro-Nazi Bosnian regime. When the Yugoslav Civil War broke out in 1991, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee evacuated 1,500 Bosnian Jews to Israel. Today, there are about 500 Jews in Bosnia Herzegovina, 90% of whom are Sephardic.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Sarajevo’s Ashkenazi Synagogue, built in the pseudo-Moorish style. This building houses not only the synagogue but is also the Jewish community building. Meet with a leader of the community for a better understanding of Jewish life in Sarajevo today.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Sarajevo’s Ashkenazi Synagogue, built in the pseudo-Moorish style. This building houses not only the synagogue but is also the Jewish community building. Meet with a leader of the community for a better understanding of Jewish life in Sarajevo today.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Stop at the Sarajevo’s old Jewish cemetery, a national monument, visiting the exhibition in the chapel.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Stop at the Sarajevo’s old Jewish cemetery, a national monument, visiting the exhibition in the chapel.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Spend time in Mostar, which is famous for the Balkans’ most celebrated bridge. The Old Bridge (Stari Most), built during the time of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Spend time in Mostar, which is famous for the Balkans’ most celebrated bridge. The Old Bridge (Stari Most), built during the time of Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Drive to Sarajevo, often referred to as the “Jerusalem of Europe” because of its traditional religious diversity – with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Judaism, all coexisting for centuries. Major houses of worship are within steps of each other.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Drive to Sarajevo, often referred to as the “Jerusalem of Europe” because of its traditional religious diversity – with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Judaism, all coexisting for centuries. Major houses of worship are within steps of each other.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Check out the Latin Bridge, famous as the site of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, which became the justification for the beginning of the World War I.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Check out the Latin Bridge, famous as the site of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, which became the justification for the beginning of the World War I.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Explore Baščaršija, Sarajevo’s old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Explore Baščaršija, Sarajevo’s old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina, housed in Sarajevo’s old Sephardic Synagogue.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina, housed in Sarajevo’s old Sephardic Synagogue.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Zemaljski Muzej (County Museum) for insights into the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript from the 14th century.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Visit the Zemaljski Muzej (County Museum) for insights into the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript from the 14th century.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Tour the 1984 Winter Olympics site and understand how somewhere that hosted the world for the Olympics could end up in a war that destroyed the city, only eight years later.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Tour the 1984 Winter Olympics site and understand how somewhere that hosted the world for the Olympics could end up in a war that destroyed the city, only eight years later.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Drive out to the Tunnel Museum, where the people of Sarajevo dug a tunnel under the airport during the 1990’s war in order to give the city urgent supplies.

Best moments.
Inspiring experiences.

Drive out to the Tunnel Museum, where the people of Sarajevo dug a tunnel under the airport during the 1990’s war in order to give the city urgent supplies.

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