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JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. COSMOPOLIS KAVÁRNA. BRNO - CZECH REPUBLIC. 5779.

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Wednesday, Nissan 11, 5781. March 24, 2021.  Shalom! World. Cosmopolis Kavárna. Zelny trh 314. Brno - Czech Republic. The Cosmopolis Kavárna is part of the Grandezza Hotel, right side and the Momenta is on the left side. The Zelny trh is the center of Brno, so you will be always in the right place. The Cosmopolis is confortable too, but smaler than the Momenta Café, but the quality of the coffee and food are good enough.  Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. Benleumi. Advisor, Consulting and Education. International Relations Analyst. 

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. MEMORIAL TO JAN PALACH. PRAHA - CZECH REPUBLIC

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            The House of the Mother of the Suicide (Left) and The House of the Suicide (Right) Wednesday, Nissan 4, 5781. March 17, 2021. Shalom! World.  Alsovo nábr., 110 Stare Mesto. Praha - Czech Republic. John Hejduk's pair of architectural structures. The House of the Suicide and the House of the Mother of the Suicide, are once again on view in Praha. Inspired by a poem by David Shapiro, the pieces were first designed in the late 1980s as an ephemeral memorial of the Czech dissident Jan Palach whose death was in protest of the 1968Soviet invasion. On January 16 permanent versions of the two structures were installed in Jan Palach Square (formerly Red Army Square), with a plaque that displays Shapiro's poem, "The Funeral of Jan Palach." Hejduk's work is deeply moving as well as political, a reminder that form and content are not polar opposites. "PIeces are in the middle between incredible beautiful and poetic and strong with a message. Hejduk thou...

JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. CAFÉ INTERIER TRADICE 1894. KOLÍN - CZECH REPUBLIC

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  Wednesday, Adar 26, 5781. March 10, 2021. Shalom! World. Café Interier Tradice 1894. Kourimská 10. Kolín - Czech Republic.  Wonderful Café, where you will find a perfect balance between coffee, food and service. The beauty of the space will take your breath, so nice. You will enjoy a lunch time or a meeting friends to talk about your amazing visit around Kolín. Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. Benleumi, Advisor, Consulting and Education. International Relations Analyst.