Monthly Archives: September 2010

An European Vacation / 6 – At the Springs of the Danube

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

After the afternoon visit in the Schaffhausen museum it was time for us to head to Germany. I decided to ignore the recommendations of the Michelin Green Guide (which I seldom do) and visit one objective that the guide was … Continue reading →

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Hag Sukkot Sameah

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

(video source gdashdcast) Tomorrow night, on the 15th day and on the first full moon night of the Jewish year starts Sukkot, or the Feast of the Tabernacles. An agricultural festival at origin, as similar holidays of other peoples celebrating … Continue reading →

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Film: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

Here is the genre of action movie that catches you while you watch it, keeps you on the edge of the chair or sofa, but later, when lights are turned on again you start asking questions about credibility and authenticity … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 5 – Meeting an Old Friend in the Schaffhausen Museum zu Allerheiligen

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

As we finished the morning schedule and we almost skipped lunch, we realized that we have time for a visit – even shorter than we would have wished – to the most important museum in Schaffhausen  – Museum zu Allerheiligen … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix – 40 years after

Posted on September 18, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly the moment, but it’s very probable that I learned about Jimi Hendrix’s death exactly 40 years ago from Cornel Chiriac’s Metronom broadcasts at Radio Free Europe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSW67ySCio (video source vwontheautobahn) Hendrix was an exceptionally gifted … Continue reading →

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Gmar Hatima Tova

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

Tomorrow at sunset Yom Kippur begins. The service in the synagogues opens with Kol Nidre. Here is what wikipedia tels about this dramatic opening of the Day of Atonement: Before sunset on the eve of Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”), … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 4 – On the Streets of Schaffhausen

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

After the visit in the Munster zu Allerheiligen we spent the next few hours of the second day morning in the streets of Schaffhausen. The city of 35000 inhabitants was mentioned first as a city state in 1045, and joined … Continue reading →

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Book: Imre Kertesz – Detective Novel (Detektivtortenet)

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Born in a Jewish family in Budapest in 1929, Nobel-prize winner Imre Kertesz is a Holocaust survivor. In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz, and liberated in Buchenwald in 1945. Part of his work is a reflection of the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 3 – The Schaffhausen Munster

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin

Day 2 of our vacation started with a tour of the center of the city of Schaffhausen. After finding a good parking place we crossed the street towards the historic old town, and found ourselves in the Munsterplatz. The style … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 2 – Stein am Rhein

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

The hotel where we spent the first night in Schaffhausen is worth a few words. It was the only hotel we booked fr from the center of the city, for the rest of the trip we preferred to pay more … Continue reading →

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