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Deborah Cicurel
Deborah Cicurel is a London-based freelance journalist who specialises in travel, luxury and lifestyle. She can often be found in far-flung countries in the name of work (and Instagram), with recent voyages including island hopping in the Maldives, a solo train trip through the Australian outback, a horseback safari in Kenya, sleeping in an igloo in Norway and eating too much in Mexico.
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This new musical stars a thoroughly modern Moses
A husband and wife team have written a new musical based on the Exodus story
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The Jewish Da Vinci Code
Lithuanian novelist Rytis Sabas explains why he pitched a rabbi into the page-turning plot of his bestselling book, The Goan Code
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Luxury ski for less
Hollywood style, Jewish heritage and a price tag that won’t make you wince? Time to ski in to Megeve
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JC Stays: The Grove, Hertfordshire
A country house retreat with plenty of contemporary chic - and London on the doorstep
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JC Stays: Dhigali Resort, Maldives
There's more than honeymoon lounging at the Maldives' luxurious new resort
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JC Stays: Grand Velas Los Cabos Resort, Mexico
Get a taste of the celebrity lifestyle at Cabo's brand new luxury resort
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JC Stays: De Vere Wotton House, Surrey
After a multimillion pound refurbishment the 17th century mansion hotel makes an even more glamorous getaway
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The Jews of the Caribbean
There's much more to Barbados than sun, sea and sand, including the oldest synagogue in the Americas and its historic mikveh
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