In the section on Poland in his book A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Ben…
Month: November 2018
In the Symposium, Plato puts the following words in the mouth of Alcibiades: “Drunkards and…
From the moment that Beth and I decided to visit Poland, I began to think…
In his book, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, John Ruskin defines architecture as “the art…
What do you do with a synagogue building that can no longer function as a…
After entering Kraków in September 1939, the German invaders closed the synagogues and confiscated items…
My wife Beth and I live in Be’er Sheva, in the south of Israel. Many…
Thursday, October 18, 2018 (continued): Israel Ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov (Master of the…
Thursday, October 18, 2018 (continued): One of our goals in Mielec (Me-ell-its) is to visit its…
Thursday, October 18, 2018 (continued): In the early 1980s, I worked near a bookshop in…
