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Sunday, Adar  10, 5778. February 25, 2018. Shalom! World. The first mention of Jews in Tarnow dates back to 1445, while the first written record of a Synagogue can be traced to the 16th century. In 1667, Stanislaw Konoecpolski, who then owned whaat was still a private city, officially granted Tarnów's Jewish population the rights to a place of worship and their own cemetery. Tarnów's vibrant Jewish community included large numbers of both Orthodox and Hasidic Jews, and the city remains a pilgrimage site for many modern Hasidic Jews. Tarnów's Jews formed a large part of the city's intelectual and cultural elite, among them several of the most prominent lawyers,  doctors, musicians, teachers and entrepreneurs, although the vast majority were generally poor. On the day WWII broke out in Europe  there were about 25,000 Jews living in Tarnów, making up about 45% of the city's population. The Nazis formed a ghetto for their internment in the

Thrusday, Adar 7, 5778. February 22, 2018. Shalom! World. Caffé Florian, an essencial presence under the Procuratie Nuove in St Mark's Square, is considered one of the most oldests Cafés in Europe, a symbol of the city of Venice. It was opened on 29th December 1720 by Floriano Francesconi as " Alla Venezia Trionfante " (To the Triumphant Venice), although the clientele subsequently rechristened it "Caffé Florian" in honour of its owner. While the finest wines and coffees from the Orient, Malaysia, Cyprus and Greece were being served inside, history was unfolding outside. Its Windows witnesses the splendour and fall of the Serenissima Republic of Venice and the secret conspiracies against French and then Austrian rule; later, its elegante rooms were used to treat the wounded during the 1848 uprising. Right from the beginning, Caffé Florian has had a glittering clientele. Besides being the most famous coffeehouse, Caffé Florian was

Sunday, Adar 3, 5778. February18, 2018. Shalom! World. Situated Szeroka 30, Kazimierz, Kraków/Poland. The idea of that place comes from one of the Bruno Schulz's novels  - The Street of Crocodiles. It is located in the passage between Szeroka Street and Ciemna Street. Cheap pop, and a drinking atmosphere do not match the sentiment interior, but reflect the spirit of Schulz's street - the tainted, the cheap, and the tacky. The Café Ulica Krokodyle is a very special place to spend a precious time on Kazimierz. It seems a secret place with a magic window. The staff is absolute fantastic and the food and beer are unique.There are 2 confortables spaces inside, and each one to a different street (Szeroka Street and Ciemna Street). Shalom! Aleichem. Suporte cultural:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.