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JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. HARD ROCK CAFE. MADRID/SPAIN

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Sunday, Cheshvan 9, 5778. October 29, 2017. Shalom! World. Est. November 25, 1994. Experience authentic American and local flavors and impeccable service when you visit Hard Rock Cafe Madrid. Located in the vibrant capital of Spain, at Plaza de Colón along the historical Paseo de la Castellana, serves delicious cuisine from one of the world's most beautiful cities. Legendary Flavors from the Capital City. Take in the sweeping views of the National Library, the Cultural Centre of Madrid, and the beautiful oceanic fountains of Colón, all while enjoying a freshly prepared meal and handcrafted cocktail at our cafe. HRC Madrid offers stylish indoor seating and an outdoor patio that lets the customers enjoy the true spirit and culture of Mardid. After and inspired meal, take a stroll through musical history with our extensive collection of musical memorabilia. Don't forget to swing by The Rock Shop to pick up your Hard Rock Cafe Madrid souvenir. The spirit o

JACOB JR. MY JEWISH WORLD. CAFFÉ PEDROCCHI CAFÉ. PADOVA/ITALY

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Wednesday, Cheshvan 5, 5778. October 25, 2017. Shalom! World. Caffè Pedrocchi, situated at Via VIII Febbraio, 15. Padova, Italy. Appearing more like a palace than a  coffeehouse, this historical Café Pedrocchi of Padua has entertained famous literary and political figures since its founding in 1831. Because it was also the largest café in Europe, Café Pedrocchi became a quick sensation. Coffee consuption by the bourgeoisie of Europe grew very popular during the 18th century. As a result, in 1772 Francesco Pedrocchi of  Bergamo began the original and very successful coffee shop here near the University of Padua, the town hall, and markets. It became the central hub, the social heartbeat of the city. In 1831, Francesco's son Antonio expanded the coffee house to cover an entire block by hiring Venetioan architect Giuseppe Jappelli to resigne the premise. He integrated diferente buildings and facades into a single unit, creating an eclectic extension.

JACOB JR, MY JEWSIH WORLD. POLISH LITERATURE: HALINA POSWIATOWSKA

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Sunday, Cheshvan 2, 5778. October 22, 2017. Shalom! World. Halina Poswiatowska (1935 - 1967) I want to write about you With your name to prop the crooked fence The frozen cherry tree About your lips To form curved stanzas About your lashes to lie that they are dark I want To weave my fingers through your hair Find a nook in your throat Where with a muffled whisper The heart defies the lips I want To mix your name with stars With blood To be inside you Not to be you To vanish Like a raindrop soaked into night. Halina Poświatowska ( Halina Myga , entered into church records as Helena Myga ; May 9, 1935 in Czestochowa, Poland – October 11, 1967 in Warszawa, Poland) was a Polish poet and writer, one of the most important figures in modern/contemporary Polish literature. Halina Poświatowska is famous for her lyrical poetry, and for her intellectual, passionate yet unsentimental poetry on the themes of death, love, existence, famous historical personages,

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. CONDITOREI PÉCLARD IM SCHOBER. ZÜRICH/SWITZERLAND

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Thrusday, Tishrei 29, 5778. October 19, 2017. Shalom! World. Napfgasse 4. Zürich/Switzerland Conditorei Péclard im Schober, is a world famous and a Zürich institution. What with the creation of "Eberle's sweet general store" began in 1845, 1874 was continued with the acquisition of the business by Theodor Schober and evolved over generations across the current jewel of the coffee house culture with highest Patisserie art. Since 2009, the "Schober" is under the direction of Michel Péclard and his team. The interiors were renovated in gently and give a dignified frame the sweet specialties: the shop shines as anno dazumal inn playful neo-Baroque style, a light refreshment room with courtyard joins immediately, the stairs it goes to  the Salon Rouge and the  cosy tea room, dominated by the handmade wallpaper. The conclusion is the elegante Zürich-room at the top. Alluring bakery and pâtisserie as its finest. The reputation far be

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION. VENICE/ITALY

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Monday, Tishrei 26, 5778. October 16, 2017. Shalom! World. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. The collection is housed in the Pallazo Venier dei Leoni, na 18th-century palace, which was the home of the American heiress Peggy Guggenheim for three decades. She began displaying her private collection of moder artworks to the public seasonally in 1951. After her death in 1979, it passed to the Solomon R. Guggennheim Foundation, which eventual opened  the collection year-round.  The collection includes Works of prominent Italian futurists and American modernists working in such genres as Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract expressionismo. It also includes sculptural  works. The collection principally based on the personal art collection of Peggy Guggenheim, a former wife of artist Max Ernst and a niece of the magn