Jun 15, 2023
GRACIAS MERIDA FOR ALL YOUR GIFTS INCLUDING THE ONE FROM THE CITY ON RIO DE LA PLATA
It is 2 am in Miami and the house is pleasantly quiet, there is no one here. I have been away from Miami for two weeks on a trip which…
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May 15, 2023
HEROES OF QUILMES, DOCTORS AND NURSES AT THE HOSPITAL AT DR OLLER FRANCISCO SOLANO IN THE PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES IN ARGENTINA
I had come to Buenos Aires to visit a good friend of mine, whom I had known in La Habana, Cuba. He works as a front line doctor in the…
May 15, 2023
FROM THE CHAOS OF BUENOS AIRES TO THE CALM OF MONTEVIDEO, JUST ACROSS THE RIVER, THIS IS ANOTHER WORLD
I had gone down to Buenos Aires that magical city which capture my dreams after my visit there and then the subsequent visits. The pandemic put an end to regular…
May 15, 2023
MY PASSION FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND THEIR DISPASSIONATE FUTURE
A friend of mine jokingly once asked me: do you choose to fall in love with countries with peculiar problems or does it just happen? Myanmar, for instance. For a…
Apr 15, 2023
WHERE IS MUZIRIS in books and at the archeological site
The only Biennale in all of India is held in Cochin and is currently on. I recently made a visit to Fort Cochin to check out certain friendships and visiting…
Apr 15, 2023
MERIDA MEXICO IS A DREAM I FELT SO ALIVE THERE .. AND THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS ON THIS JOURNEY
Many years ago, during a Psychiatry rotation (the only specialty where the Nurses Assistant knows as much as the Doctor, was my conclusion, even though I would have made a…
Apr 15, 2023
THE CITY OF ANTHROPOLOGISTS COCHIN IN KERALA
The Anthropologists of Cochin when was the last time you visited a town and ran ino a gaggle of anthropologists?? i am talking about the educated class of Cochin in…
Mar 15, 2023
MIAMI TO HAVANA. SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AND DIVIDED
It is one thing to be in a polemic country as USA which is divided right through the middle .. 50% fascist leaning and 50% wanting a just society and…
Mar 15, 2023
43 HOURS FROM DOUBLE TREE HILTON KUALA LUMPUR TO MY FRIENDS HOME IN MIAMI FLORIDA USA. A STORY
It was bright and early when I appeared at the Executive Lounge and the Manager, Ms SS was waiting for me. Two promising things happened with breakfast. I have been…
Feb 15, 2023
RABBI HAIM PINTO HAKATAN 1865 ESSOUIRA -1937 CASABLANCA GRANDSON OF THE RABBI HAIM PINTO OF MOGADOR
For people interested in Moroccan Jewry, the name Haim Pinto would ring a bell.. the revered Rabbi Haim Pinto lived in Essouira and is buried there. His grandson was also…
Feb 15, 2023
REMNANTS OF THE JEWISH MELLAH OF AZEMOUR , MAROC/MARRUECOS/MOROCCO
AZEMMOUR , city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. In the 15 th century Azemmour was a free city with 20,000 inhabitants, of whom 2,500 were Jews, mainly occupied as…
Feb 15, 2023
ESTABANICO OF AZEMOUR MOROCCO AND THE INDIANS OF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA.. A FULL CIRCLE
I have been very fortunate to be associated with the Native peoples of the USA which is often referred to as Turtle Island. During my conversations with knowledgeable elders, they…