When I visited Rome this year I was aware that it had no kosher eruv in the Jewish area. Many observant Jewish tourists seemed unaware of the Shabbos prohibitions when there is no eruv, and used strollers, etc., in violation of Halacha. This problem is not limited to European capitals, but even large areas of New York have no eruv (and the crowded city is considered by most poskim to be incapable of having an eruv). Can anyone list tourist/business destinations where one should assume there is no eruv anywhere in the metropolis?
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3Paris has none in large parts of the city, maybe all of it, same for London, I think the question is reverse. What is the short list of cities in Europe with an eruv?– mblochCommented Nov 17 at 4:13
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And Asia, Dubai?– Bruce JamesCommented Nov 17 at 4:17
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2@mbloch historically eruvin were generally only found in the few streets of Jewish ghettos. Only in the last 150 years did people try putting up giant metropolitan ones (in violation of established halacha in many cases that large urban areas are too populous for an eruv judaism.stackexchange.com/a/135537/759 )– Double AA ♦Commented Nov 17 at 4:47
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Recently visited Zurich- no Eruv there– J. W. TannerCommented Nov 17 at 5:21
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I may be misremembering, but I vaguely recall that when I was in Krakow for Shabbat a decade ago there wasn't an Eruv.– Harel13Commented Nov 17 at 6:17
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