Apr 15, 2009
Neighbourhood Brasserie
In every neighbourhood there are Brasseries and some of them have long histories in Paris. Many were begun by people who came from very poor parts of France and they…
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Apr 15, 2009
Pesach in Paris Jour 2
Claude Berger is certainly an interesting man.. Born and raised in Marais, the jewish district, this writer, philospher, marxist, and a dentist to boost and a lover of jewish culture…
Apr 15, 2009
Pesach in Paris
today is 14 Nissan 5769, it is also the birthday of one of our greatest philosophers, Maimonides born in Cordoba and died in Cairo. best known for his treatise: The…
Apr 15, 2009
Les Enfants Bretons
There is an increased interest in the suppressed indigenous languages of France. the photo above show two children from the village of Kervallon in Brittany, where their parents farm their…
Mar 15, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDRA KENNEDY IN MELBOURNE
It is one of Life’s greatest pleasures, indeed, when out of the mist of time, where memories hide, one small glimmer of a light comes out, bringing with it fragrances…
Mar 15, 2009
Visitors in an afternoon in the HoCank Clinic
This afternoon was a very pleasant afternoon.. I had various visitors some of whom are shown above. Five medical students from the City nearby came over to listen to some…
Mar 15, 2009
Pablo Neruda, Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough and Indians
there is a line from Pablo Neruda that keeps repeating itself in my head y sabre acariciar las neuvas flores por que tu me ensenaste la ternura.. I am sitting…
Mar 15, 2009
Tokyo Sonata de Kiyoshi Kurasawa
TOKYO SONATA JAPAO 2008 KIYOSHI KUROSAWA Watched on a flight from Paris to Madras on 16 fevrier 2009. Avec Teruyuki Kagawa Desperation. A senseof failure. Wanting to start all over.…
Mar 15, 2009
Bernard Lewis and the future of Arab Freedom..
Historian Bernard Lewis breathes a fresh perspective into the cultural conflict between the Arab and Islamic world and the west. Even as early as 1950, he had thought that the…
Mar 15, 2009
American Indian Faces
When people know that I am associated with native american indains, they usually ask me a slew of questions and i realize that the idea of an american indian is…
Mar 15, 2009
Purim Pictures from Israel
My Brother Itzhak is in Israel with his wife and son, Shmulik. He sent me these lovely photos of the Purim celebrations in Jerusalem.
Mar 15, 2009
Ice Snow in the Indian Country
The village where i am now is eerily quiet, nary a vehicle or sound ..This morning, I noticed that the steps in front of the house where I am staying…