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JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. THE JEWISH NÜREMBERG/GERMANY

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The Former Synagogue Memorial - Nurenberg/Germany Sunday, Sivan 3, 5777. May 28, 2017. Shalom! World. Nuremberg, city in Bavaria, Germany. A report of 1146 c.e. records that many Jews from Rhenish towns fled to Nuremberg, but Jews are first mentioned in the city in 1182. By the 13th century a large number of Jews were resident there. In reply to an enquiry from Weissenburg in 1288, the mayor and council of Nuremberg pointed out tje laws then governing Jewish moneylending in the city. The memorbuch ascribe to Nuremberg by S. Salfeld would prove that a Synagogue was consencrated there in 1296. Two years later, 728 Jews were victims of the Rindfleisch persecutions, among them Mordecai b. Hillel, author of the Mordekhai. Jews are mentioned in Nuremberg again in 1303. In 1313 Henry VII allowed the Schultheiss ("mayor") to admitmore Jews and granted him their protection dues. However, two years later King Louis IV of Bavaria (1314-47) allowed the council to demolish th...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. MINISTERSTWO KAWI. WARSZAWA/POLAND

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Wednesday, Iyar 28, 5777. May 24, 2017. Shalom! World. Ministerstwo Kawy is situated at Ulica Marszalkowska 27, Warszawa, Poland. You should must be excited to visited to visit Ministerstwo Kawy, 'cause is one of the best Café in Warszawa. Get the tram and stop at Pl. Zbawiciela and you saw plenty of Cafés around but the MK gets the large Windows in a corner of the building. The coffe bar with its entire choice of food, coffe and bubbles. The Ministerstwo Kawy occupies the ground floor of a large apartment block and share na entrance with na upmarket shoe store. As you get inside the first thing you see is the colourful coffe bean bags that is adorning the grinders. MK uses exclusive Espresso roasts by Koppi Coffe from Stockholm but they also have changing filter roasts by diferente international roasters. Quality coffe experience Ministerstwo Kawy Café that offers a cappuccino take on every morning for a throng of local...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. EINSTEIN KAFFEE AU JARDIN. BERN/SWITZERLAND

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Sunday, Iyar 25, 5777. May 21, 2017. Einstein au Jardin. Münsterplattaform 4, Bern/Switzerland Shalom! World. The tastes are diferente, we know that. And also the needs changes with the times of the day. The Einstein au Jardin in the Garden or  better the plattaform before Berner Münster offers something for everyone. Not too much and not too little, always fresh and unconventional. The staff is fantastic. Will be surprised during her visit. And then the shots talks much more than a thousand words. Shalom! Aleichem. Suporte cultural:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. SARAH SCHENIRER - BAIS YAAKOV - KRAKOW/POLAND

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Sarah Schenirer tomb - Memorial. Konzentrationslager Plaszow. Krakow/Poland Thursday, Iyar 22, 5777. May 18, 2017 Shalom! World.  Sarah Schenirer Sarah Schenirer was born in Krakow, Poland on July 15, 1883 to Bezalel Schenirer (born in Tarnow) and Reizel. In her memoirs, she describes herself as the unassuming and withdrawn daughter of Belzer Hasidic parents. She was intelligent and had a strong desire to learn. She attended school until the age of thirteen, but could not continue because her familly was poor. She became a seamstress. When one client was unusually particular about the measurements of her dress, Schenirer wrote in her diary: "People are such perfectionists when it comes to clothing their bodies. Are they so particular when they address themselves to the need of their soul?" Founded by Sarah Schenirer as a way of combating assimilation among her contemporaries. Bais Yaakov is an Orthodox Jewish educational movement for girls and young women ...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. THE SYNAGOGUE OF BERN/SWITZERLAND

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Sunday Iyar 18, 5777. May 14, 2017. Lag Baomer (33RD Day of the Omer). Hod-Sheb'Hod. Shalom! World. The Bern Synagogue was built during 1905-6 in the so-called Maurisch arquitectural style. It was formally inaugurated on the 10th September 1906 by Rabbi Dr. Littmann in the presence of delegations from the  larger sister communities, the local authorities and council members, local religious leaders and the  University  of Bern. The building was designed by Eduard Rybi who, together with Ernst Salchi, also designed St Ursula's church. In a handwritten letter the following day, the federal presidente Ludwig Forrer expressed his regret that he was unable to attend the inauguration. After the Jews had been banished from Bern in the middle ages, the first Synagogue of recente times was estabilished in the Zeughausgasse around 1812, subsequently moved to Aarbergergasse 22 and then to  Genfergasse 11 in 1855. In 1971 the Synagogue was extended with a neigho...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. PASTÉIS DE BELÉM, CONFEITARIA NACIONAL AND MORE. LISBON/PORTUGAL. CAFÉS.

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Thursday, Iyar 15, 5777. May 11, 2017 Shalom! World. Lisbon, continues to be a nice city to visit, and every year the services are going better. I talk about: transports, public security, cleaness of the streets, and especially the Cafés. Is a classic to all the visitors a moment inside the Lisbon food history, i mean the Pastéis de Belém. Don't  worry about the crow, the staff are able to make your waiting less as possible.  My sugestion is to sit and enjoy the moment with calm. Another place the you must visit is the Confeitaria Nacional, founded in 1829 and keeping till today high quality of food and services. In a few Lucky corners of the world, pastry  makers have beeing perfecting theirs criations for generations, reaching the point where they works of art. The Confeitaria Nacional is between the nine world's oldest pastry shops. The traditional Portuguese Chirstmas cake Bolo-Rei was brought to Portugal by Confeita...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. A. BLIKLE DELICATESSEN. WARSZAWA/POLAND

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Sunday, Iyar 11, 5777. May 7, 2017. Shalom World. This old world veneu on the Nowy Swiat has been dishing up the best cakes in Warszawa since way back in 1869. A café in the classic Viennese mould, it oozes traditional charm and elegance with it's long tables, tall ceillings and  highly-polished surface. My dear friend Magda Cichecka Blikle's cakes are  famous Nationwide in Poland, and their desserts and ice-cream are well worth dipping into your pocket for - so you'll definitely want to stay for more than just a cup of coffee. Those who find themselves in need of more than just a snack won't disappointed by the Blikle's breakfast and main meal choices, and for some there's even a taste of home in the shape of English newspapers. Find the A. Blikle delicatessen and be happy!!! Shalom! Aleichem. Suporte cultural:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. PRAHA, THE JEW, THE GIRL, AND THE BIKE

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Thrusday, Iyar 8, 5777. May 4, 2017. Shalom! World. Praha, The Jew, The Girl and The Bike Jacob Jr  I don't know her name I dont know who she is I don't know where she is going to But i know that she is Special, 'cause she made this moment unforgettable too. Praha Metro runs high Bike on the right Blonde hair, blue eyes Big legs, not mine. Shalom! Aleichem. Suporte cultural:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz