Posts by Joel J. Cahen
16 posts
Moadim lesimha, just before Chag Charles Dahan passed. I remember him as the one who beautifully read Haftara in the Amsterdam Snoge and who knew Elias Harrus back in Morocco, when the late Elias Harrus was still délégué de l’Alliance Israelite overthere. In fact Charles told me he owed a lot to Elias who saved his life. Elias was the photographer of Jewish Life in the Anti-Atlas in the 1950's. Mo...
Obama in Yad Va Shem gets a document about OUR Hazzan Maroko, his voice always at JHM, Amsterdam, one reason more to vote for us www.jhm.nl
Yearly Museumnight drew mote than 4500 people to the Sefardic center of Amsterdam
On Challa, the way it is formed and especially the string on top, who knows the name?May be at rhe same time Hamotsi is said but also I recal Leo Palache z.l something else..?
: In NYR 16 augustus, review door Chris Browning van o.a Eichman's Jews. The complete Judenrat discussion brilliantly summarized. Very important article
a beauty of a painting
who knows about the origins of Olla Podrida?
Contact for Altona and Hamburg Michael Studemund Halevy and or Institut fuer die Geschichte der Deutschen Juden Rothenbaum chausseee
What do you eat Shavuoth?
Toda visit bu Ron Gomez Casseres from Korsow he was most impressed by our TreasureRooms at Snoge we will cooperate on the New World Project
For lots of references Amsterdam is the place to be at the Esnoga
Great exhibition in preparation at jhm on kashruth, Jewish Food and food traditions, how do you make your Kigel, Viskoekjes?
Hi,Do not know if you know: the amsterdam esnoga has been renovated, a visit very worth your while!0
Super interesting why not invite Yossie Kaplan?
Soon the great library of Ets Haim will be back in its original place within the Portuguese Synagogue compound in Amsterdam and questions related can be easily answered, especially if we work towards the sustainable preservation and continuation for everyone of its content: This means as my former message that monies are needed
Shabat shalom: let us all work towards the sustainable preservation and continuation of the Great Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam