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Kosher and Jewish Life in St. Moritz

TJT’s guide for kosher and Jewish travelers in St. Moritz. Information about kosher restaurants, cafes, shops, bakeries or delis, kosher near me location based (GPS) search, & Jewish points of interest, such as shuls, mikvahs, kosher and observant friendly hotels and Jewish community centers in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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*JOFY - Jewish Observant Friendly, not necesessarily kosher.

About St. Moritz

St. Moritz is an alpine resort town in the Engadin, a valley in Switzerland. Twice a host of the Winter Olympics, St. Moritz has a world-championship bobsled run made of natural ice and an outdoor Olympic ice rink. Local ski and snowboard complexes such as Corviglia, Corvatsch and Diavolezza encompass a variety of downhill runs suitable for skiers from intermediate to expert. Thanks to its favorable location, St. Moritz enjoys over 300 days of sunshine a year. Every winter it hosts the "White Turf" horse race on the frozen Lake St. Moritz attended by the international upper class. Popular pastimes include skiing, snowboarding, and hiking, and nearby there is also the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course. The year-round population is 5600, with some 3000 seasonal employees supporting hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds and hosted the 2003 world championships for skiing. St Moritz has a subarctic climate only just above alpine/polar due to its elevation with cold, moderately snowy winters and mild, wet summers.

Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in St. Moritz

Jewish people were some of the first to starts alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but by the 1930s they were being excluded from the clubs they had helped to set up. The Swiss response to rising anti-Semitism was also clearly visible in the files kept by hotelkeepers in Swiss mountain resorts: “Good customers, but Jews” was written in the secret “guestbook” of St Moritz’s Palace Hotel in 1921. The Jewish flame of love for the Alps was eventually rekindled – a point illustrated by a collection of contemporary photographs of Orthodox Jews on holiday in Swiss mountain resorts. Even though the last Kosher hotel in Switzerland’s southeast – the Edelweiss in St Moritz – closed recently, Orthodox Jews still flock to this part of the Alps each year. They rent apartments and flats where they can adhere to their strict religious practices and dietary laws.

Weather In St. Moritz

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Shabbat times on this page are based on the common Candle lighting formulas - in most locations it is 18 minutes before sunset. If you have any comments or questions regarding Shabbat Times on this page, please contact us

What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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