JACOB JR. - BENLEUMI NEWS יעקב ג 'וניור. הבינלאומי חדשות

Wednesday, Tevet 18, 5779. December 26, 2018. Shalom! World. Grand Café Orient. Address: Ovocny trh 19, Praha1. Czech Republic. The elegant Grand Café Orient, located on the first floor of the famous House of the Black Madonna, is one in the world built and decoratedd in the unique cubista style. Once you step in, you immediately feel the artistic retro vibe. It is not just the abstract shape of the building but also the unique Czech Cubism interior. The café first opened in 1912, but closed when cubismo fell out of fashion tem years later. It reopened inn 2005; and its interior was renovated according to historical photographs. Prices are slightly higher, but not too expensive. They serve predominantly sandwiches, salads and desserts. Shalom! Aleichem. Cultural Support:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.

Sunday, Tevet 15, 5779. December 23, 2018. Ulm - Germany. Shalom! World. German architects Kister Scheithauer Gross used Jewish symbol the Star of David to create patterned windows in the limestone walls of  this Synagogue in Ulm, Germany. The town's original Synagogue was torn down in 1938 as  part of the Kristallnacht, or "night of broken glass", a series of attacks on Jewish community buildings  within Nazi Germany. "This position is historical," said architect Susanne Gross. In the Kristallnacht in 1938, the former Synagogue was destroyed.  After World War II, a secular building was constructed in the space. The Synagogue and  the Jewish community lost its ancestral place in the centre of Ulm. "The construction of the current Synagogue has opened a new site, in the middle of the square," she added. It is though the Synagogue has taken a step forward from its former position, it has reclaimed its location. "Both Synagogue