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Tuesday, Cheshvan 21, 5780. November 19, 2019. Shalom! World. Jewish Cemetery Sopot. ul. Malczewskiego, Sopot - Poland. Boasting neither the grandiose monuments of the big Polish Jewish cemeteries that survived the war nor the poignant as can be witnessed in the Tri-city's other significantly surviving Jewish cemetery  in Chelm, Sopot's Jewish Cemetery is a strange site indeed, still retaining its original walls and entrance gate but having lost most of the monuments inside. Opened in 1913 in a peaceful 0.5 hectare site amidst linden and birch trees that survive to this day, the moss-covered cemetery was the final resting place of many illustrious local Jewish families. The surviving graves with inscriptions in Polish, German, Russian and Hebrew are dated between 1922 and 1936, the year the last person was buried here, and include a rare monument to Jewish soldiers. "This is the Gate to G'd" The sign over the entrance gate reads ...

Tuesday, Cheshvan 14, 5780. November 12, 2019. Shalom! World. Sopot - Poland. The longest wooden pier in Europe steetches out into the sea for over 511 metres. Built initially as a wooden jetty in the 1820s, since it  early days it has remained a Sopot icon. It is a place for leisurely healthful strolls (the iodine concentration at the end of the pier is twice as high as on land). It is also perfect spot for watching the sailing events on the bay waters. At the foot of the pier, in Plac Zdrojowy square, there is an ice rink open in winter.  Please, take care about the shoes that you will you use during the winter times, 'cause happens many accidents. Shalom! Aleichem. Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. Benleumi, Advisor, Consulting and Education. International Relations Analyst.

Friday, Cheshvan 10, 5780. November 8, 2019. Shalom! World. Humpolec (city) and Kaliste (village) - Czech Republic. House No. :Mahler's birthplace. Mahler was born in his house (his father's inn and brandy distillery) on July 7, 1860, and spent the first three months of  his life here.  Until the 1990's the house was still a village of Kaliste and restored by the "Musica noster amor" Foundation. It is  now a music center with recital hall, and open to the public.  There are ten or twelve villages named Kaliste in the Czech Republic. Mahler's Birthplace is nine kilometres northwest of Humpolec, a small town about 22 km northwest of Jihlava.  Humpolec can be reached either directly from the freeway or over the country road Route 523 from Jihlava. The street in Humpolec which leads to Kaliste is called Nerudova. If you drive eastward on Na Kazamach street, there is  a small sign "Rodny dum G. Mahlera"...

Monday, Cheshvan 6, 5780. November 4, 2019. Shalom! World. Kadoori Mekor Haim Synagogue. Rua Guerra Junqueiro, 340. Porto - Portugal. The Kadoori Mekor Haim is the largest Synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the largest in Europe. Built with donations fromm Jews from all over the world, it was inaugurated in 1938, at a time when Synagogues were being burned in Germany.  This Synagogue is a singular architectural monument, and one of the most extraordinary places of Jewish worship in the world. It is also the headquarters and "heart" of the Jewish Community of Oporto, which was founded in 1923 by Captain Barros Basto, who became known in the Jewish world for trying to rescue the descendants of the Jews who were forced to convert in the 15th century and who continued to practice, in secret, certain precepts of the Jewish Law. Shalom! Aleichem.  Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. Benleumi: Advisor, Consulting and Education. International Relations Analy...

Friday, Cheshvan 3, 5780. November 1, 2019. Shalom! World. Vila Nova de Gaia - Portugal. Vila Nova de Gaia already existed under the Roman Empire as the city of Cale. With the Moorish invasions in the eight century, the facto frontier between the islamic state and  the christian one came to rest for a considerableperiod of time on the river Douro. With the constant raids and couter-raids, the town of Cale, or Gaia, was deserted and most of its inhabitants took refuge in Porto in the north side of the river. The name of  the double city of Porto and Gaia was frequently referred to in contemporary documents as "villa de Portucale".  The touristic zone is reunited near the river's side with Cafés, restaurants and wine houses that gives the visitors the opportunity to taste some of  the best wines of the world. The experinece to enjoy the view of the Douro river by the telepheric is amazing.  Shalom! Aleichem. ...