The Balkans

The Balkans' Iron Wall: The untold story of Serb resilience, media bias, the Jewish bond - opinion

The geopolitical history of the Balkan Peninsula, and Serbia in particular, has been defined by its strategic role as a ruthless frontier against invading forces. 

|ByTINA GHAZIMORAD, ALEX WINSTON
This photo taken on July 25, 2018 shows flowers from the Croatian and Israeli presidents on the plaque at the memorial in the shape of a flower in Jasenovac where the two presidents payed a tribute for the victims killed at the Jasenovac concentration camp which was dismantled 73 years ago.
THE PARTHENON TEMPLE on the Acropolis in Athens. Exterior scaffolding was removed in 2025, improving the view.

Exploring Jewish history on an Adriatic cruise - review

Join a seven-night luxury cruise uncovering Jewish history in Greek caves, Game of Thrones sets, and Europe's oldest active Sephardi synagogue.

|ByLAURI DONAHUE
Thessaloniki, Greece

'Jerusalem of the Balkans': Exploring Thessaloniki's lost Jewish history - opinion

I had long wanted to visit the city where the port once closed on Shabbat, and where Jews were both longshoremen and leaders in commercial development.

|ByBARBARA SOFER