Readers will find a wealth of practical travel information throughout, including a language guide, listings of useful local addresses, and up-to-date details on sites that have only recently become accessible to visitors.

"Gruber's expertise and passion for her subject adds a texture and evocativeness to Jewish Heritage Travel usually not found in guidebooks…she knows how to use telling details and observations to best advantage, making her book a rich and readable resource whether one is an armchair traveler or has an actual pilgrimage to the "old country" in the offing."—Jewish Woman

"Ruth Ellen Gruber's book is a classic in its own right...[she] has the knack of presenting brief historical overviews, small vignettes of the places she visits in a manner which makes them come alive."—Jewish Renaissance