BELGIUM: HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT GREAT SYNAGOGUE
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Service held at Brussels Synagogue in memory of terror attack victims
A ceremony has taken place on Monday at Brussels Great Synagogue to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on the city's Jewish Museum, which resulted in the deaths of four people.
Both government and religious representatives were present for the memorial service including Belgium's Foreign Affairs Minister, Didier Reynders.
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Eurostar from London to Brussels (Great Train Trip Pt1) - CAMT035
Chris and Archie get a Eurostar from London to Brussels at the start of their Great European Train Trip 2017.
Synagogues of Belgium Part 5 Brussels A
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Hachnosos Sefer Torah at the Great Synagogue de la Paix
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Born In Belgium - 10 Famous-Notable People
Some fun facts about those who were born in Belgium AKA Kingdom of Belgium, Koninkrijk België (Dutch), Royaume de Belgique (French), Königreich Belgien (German), and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic) that most people are not aware; artist, politicians, host, comedians and etc.
Home of the Meuse River, Great Mosque of Brussels, Great Synagogue of Brussels, KU Leuven, Moules-frites, Belgium national football team, Belgian Grand Prix, and etc
Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for medieval towns, Renaissance architecture and as headquarters of the European Union and NATO. The country has distinctive regions including Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north, French-speaking Wallonia to the south and a German-speaking community to the east. The bilingual capital, Brussels, has ornate guildhalls at Grand-Place and elegant art-nouveau buildings.
Capital: City of Brussels
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BELGIUM: BOSNIAN RELIGIOUS DELEGATION VISIT EU HQ
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The leaders of Bosnia's four main religious groups paid their first joint visit to the European Union on Monday to appeal for extra funds to rebuild the country.
The delegation in Brussels included representatives from the Jewish, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Church and Moslem communities.
During the meeting they pledged to work to restore religious tolerance among Bosnia's diverse communities.
This was the first ever visit to the European Union in Brussels for the leaders of Bosnia's four main religious groups.
The delegation included Jakob Finci, the head of Sarajevo's Jewish community; Roman Catholic Cardinal Vinko Puljic; Metropolitan Nikolaj of the Orthodox Church; and Mustafa Ceric, leader of Bosnia's Moslem community.
The four met with NATO Secretary General Javier Solana at the European Parliament.
Earlier in the day during a meeting with European Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Hans Van den Broek, the four asked for E-U funds to rebuild churches, mosques and synagogues damaged in the war.
They pledged to work to restore religious tolerance among Bosnia's communities and to help Bosnia's hundreds-of-thousands refugees return home.
The delegation did not make any specific financial demands but plan to forward a project to the E-U executive body.
On Tuesday they are scheduled to meet European Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner Emma Bonino, Belgian Foreign Minister Erik Derycke and the head of Belgium's Roman Catholic church Cardinal Godfried Danneels.
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Anticipating and Preventing Deadly Attacks on European Jewish Communities
Violent anti-Semitic attacks doubled in some European countries between 2014 and 2015 – in some others they quadrupled. ISIS has instructed its followers to prioritize targeting European Jewish sites and killing European Jewish people. The terrorists who attacked the Jewish Museum of Belgium, Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, and kosher supermarket in Paris, all claimed ISIS allegiance.
In the wake of the recent terrorist bombings in Brussels, the hearing will focus on violent threats to European Jewish communities from the full range of groups and individuals, and what needs to be done – particularly by law enforcement agencies – to anticipate and prevent future attacks. It will also feature lessons from the partnerships between Jewish communities and law enforcement agencies that can help counter terrorism and improve security in European countries more broadly.
Scheduled to testify:
Rabbi Andrew Baker: Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism, and Director of International Jewish Affairs, American Jewish Committee
Jonathan Biermann: Executive Director, crisis cell for the Belgian Jewish community
John Farmer: Director, Faith-Based Communities Security Program, Rutgers University
Paul Goldenberg: National Director, Secure Community Network
Born In Belgium Part 2 - 10 Famous-Notable People
Some fun facts about those who were born in Belgium AKA Kingdom of Belgium, Koninkrijk België (Dutch), Royaume de Belgique (French), Königreich Belgien (German), and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenlandic) that most people are not aware; artist, politicians, host, comedians and etc.
Home of the Meuse River, Great Mosque of Brussels, Great Synagogue of Brussels, KU Leuven, Moules-frites, Belgium national football team, Belgian Grand Prix, and etc
Belgium, a country in Western Europe, is known for medieval towns, Renaissance architecture and as headquarters of the European Union and NATO. The country has distinctive regions including Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north, French-speaking Wallonia to the south and a German-speaking community to the east. The bilingual capital, Brussels, has ornate guildhalls at Grand-Place and elegant art-nouveau buildings.
Capital: City of Brussels
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French Suspect Arrested In Brussels Jewish Museum Shooting
Police arrested 29-year-old Mehdi Nemmouche at a bus station Friday. He's accused of fatally shooting three people at a Jewish museum in Brussels.
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Ysaye - Andante - Daniel Rubenstein & Marianne Rubenstein
This performance was part of an event in the memory of violinist Jerrold Rubenstein, held in the Great Synagogue of Europe in Brussels on June 11, 2017.
The Andante of Eugène Ysaye was discovered in 1988 and recorded in World Premiere by Jerrold Rubenstein and the National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Mendi Rodan, recorded again by Jerrold Rubenstein and Dalia Ouziel in 2011 in the version for violin & piano. The Andante has been edited by Jerrold Rubenstein (published by International Music Company - New York).
Eugène Ysaye
Andante for violin & piano
Daniel Rubenstein, violin
Marianne Rubenstein, piano
Greetings from Brussels. Great vegan place!
Found a superb buffet style organic vegan buffet style restaurant here. Tastes far better than dehydrated Hunter Gatherer food, but my stash won't go bad!
Synagogues of New York, Part 64
New York synagogues in Plainview and Pomona. duration: 3 min, 17 sec. credits: google maps, no profit intended.
Joseph Schmidt - Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben
Joseph Schmidt (1904-1942) was born in the Romanian town of Davideni. He began his vocal studies at the Czernowitz Synagogue, where he sang alto in the choir. His first public appearance as a tenor took place in Czernowitz in 1924 when the twenty-year-old Schmidt sang a solo recital of operatic arias and songs. The young tenor made his way to Berlin where he studied with Hermann Weissenborn for the next few years. Schmidt’s operatic debut came about in a rather strange fashion…he answered a newspaper ad placed by a Berlin radio station that was seeking a tenor for an upcoming broadcast. Following his audition, Schmidt was hired on the spot and sang his very first operatic role…Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine…during a national radio broadcast of the opera in 1929. Other roles followed, including Rodolfo in La Bohème, Eleazar in La Juive and the title role in Mozart’s Idomeneo, but these were all performed over the airwaves and not on the operatic stage. At four feet, eleven inches in height, Joseph Schmidt was simply too small to realize a full-fledged operatic stage career. Luckily, there were other avenues open to the diminutive tenor…radio, concerts, films and recordings…and he was able to enjoy a lucrative career as a singer.
It is interesting to note that Joseph Schmidt, an Orthodox Jew, was able to build such an extraordinary career during the rise of the Nazi Party. He was a renowned artist, known as “The German Caruso” throughout Europe, and was particularly popular in Belgium and the Netherlands. Schmidt made a successful tour of the U.S. in 1937, where he picked up the amusing (albeit unflattering) nickname, “The Pocket Caruso”. His films, such as Der Liebesexpress, Gehetzte Menschen, Ein Lied geht um die Welt (A Song Goes Round the World) and Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel (A Star Fell From Heaven) were enormously popular in both the German and English speaking worlds. However, once the Nazis became firmly established, Jewish artists were prohibited from working in Germany. Schmidt was no exception to the rule. His films were banned. His recordings were destroyed by the hundreds. Booking agents were prevented from hiring him for concerts and other personal appearances. When it became obvious that his very safety was in jeopardy, Schmidt attempted to flee to the U.S. He booked passage on a ship bound for Cuba, but when he arrived at the dock, Schmidt learned that an anonymous passenger had forged documents in his name and had stolen his reservation.
Joseph Schmidt attempted to make the best of a bad situation. After war broke out in Europe, he escaped to Belgium, where he took up residence in Brussels. He remained there until the Nazi occupation began in May of 1940. Once more, Schmidt was compelled to move and lived in France from 1941 until the summer of 1942. Although he was living a somewhat transient existence during this period of his life, Schmidt continued to receive offers, including one from Sol Hurok’s agency in New York, who wished to represent the tenor in a series of U.S. appearances for the 1940/41 season. The situation in Europe made it impossible for Schmidt to consider such offers and, sadly, they all came to naught. In the meantime, attempts were made by the tenor’s friends to enlist the aid of music and arts societies around Western Europe. These efforts were made not only to secure much needed income for Schmidt but also to find a safe haven from Nazi persecution. Ironically, Schmidt’s final public appearance was a benefit concert for war refugees given in Avignon, France on May 14, 1942.
By the fall of 1942, life in France had become dangerous. Deportations of Jewish citizens were becoming commonplace and, with little more than the clothes on his back, Schmidt made a desperate run for the Swiss border. He was captured at Girenbad, near Zurich, and placed in a refugee camp in October. Desperately ill and possibly suffering from tuberculosis, the tenor was placed on a work detail which sapped his remaining strength. After a brief stay in a local hospital, Schmidt suffered a heart attack on November 16 at a nearby inn and died shortly thereafter. He was only thirty-eight. He is buried at Friesenberg Jewish Cemetery near Zurich. Inscribed on his headstone is “Ein Stern Fällt” …” A Star Fell”.
Despite the tragedy of his life and the almost total lack of a stage career, Joseph Schmidt is recognized today as one of the truly great tenors of the 20th Century. His recorded legacy displays a voice of amazing range and flexibility, a flawless technique and impeccable artistry and taste. In this recording, Schmidt sings Hans May's delightful song Heut' ist der schönste Tag in meinem Leben. This performance, demonstrating the tenor's ease with high tessitura, was recorded in Vienna in the fall of 1935.
Strasbourg, European Parliament and Parc de l'Orangerie 2016
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0:54 Synagogue de la Paix Strasbourg
1:01 European Parliament Strasbourg
1:23 Louise Weiss Building
1:32 Tour European Parliament Strasbourg Begins
2:04 Parliamentary Chamber Strasbourg
3:05 Strasbourg at night
3:30 Notre Dame Cathedral Strasbourg at night
4:12 Old City Strasbourg Tour
5:16 Inside Notre Dame Cathedral Strasbourg
5:47 Astronomical Clock Notre Dame Cathedral Strasbourg
6:08 Astronomical Clock Function at Notre Dame Cathedral Strasbourg
7:19 Strasbourg Souvenirs
7:50 Parc de l'Orangerie Strasbourg
9:54 Petite France Strasbourg
10:45 Eglise Luthérienne Saint Thomas Strasbourg
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Places to see in ( Cologne - Germany )
Places to see in ( Cologne - Germany )
Cologne, a 2,000-year-old city spanning the Rhine River in western Germany, is the region’s cultural hub. A landmark of High Gothic architecture set amid reconstructed old town, the twin-spired Cologne Cathedral is also known for its gilded medieval reliquary and sweeping river views. The adjacent Museum Ludwig showcases 20th-century art, including many masterpieces by Picasso, and the Romano-Germanic Museum houses Roman antiquities.
Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). Cologne is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the major European metropolitan areas, and with more than ten million inhabitants, the largest in Germany. Cologne is located on both sides of the Rhine River, less than eighty kilometres from Belgium. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest and largest universities.
Cologne is a major cultural centre for the Rhineland; it hosts more than thirty museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a number of trade shows such as Art Cologne, imm Cologne, Gamescom, and the Photokina.
Road building had been a major issue in the 1920s under the leadership of mayor Konrad Adenauer. The first German limited access road was constructed after 1929 between Cologne and Bonn. Cologne has a railway service with Deutsche Bahn InterCity and ICE-trains stopping at Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne Main Station), Köln Messe/Deutz and Cologne/Bonn Airport. ICE and TGV Thalys high-speed trains link Cologne with Amsterdam, Brussels (in 1h47, 9 departures/day) and Paris (in 3h14, 6 departures/day). Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (Ports and Goods traffic Cologne, HGK) is one of the largest operators of inland ports in Germany. Ports include Köln-Deutz, Köln-Godorf, and Köln-Niehl I and II. Cologne's international airport is Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN). It is also called Konrad Adenauer Airport after Germany's first post-war Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who was born in the city and was mayor of Cologne from 1917 until 1933.
Alot to see in ( Cologne - Germany ) such as :
Cologne Cathedral
Museum Ludwig
Romano-Germanic Museum
Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum
Wallraf-Richartz Museum
Cologne Cable Car
Great St. Martin Church, Cologne
Cologne Zoological Garden
Kolumba
Fragrance Museum
Shrine of the Three Kings
Schnütgen Museum
Hohe Straße
Cologne City Hall
Museum für Angewandte Kunst
St. Maria im Kapitol
Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Cologne
Forstbotanischer Garten Köln
EL-DE Haus
Koelnmesse
Basilica of St. Severin, Cologne
Roonstrasse Synagogue
St. Andrew's Church, Cologne
Basilica of St. Ursula, Cologne
Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln
Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Skulpturen Park Köln
St. Agnes, Cologne
Hohenzollern Bridge
KölnTriangle
Odysseum
Rheinpark
Rheinauhafen
Alter Markt
Roman Praetorium
Eigelstein
Domplatte
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
Fischmarkt
Heinzelmännchenbrunnen
Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
Treasure chamber
The German Sport and Olympic Museum
Kölner Stadtwald
Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne
Volksgarten, Cologne
Hahnen Gate
Beethoven Monument, Bonn
St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne
Eigelsteintorburg
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Thousands gather for memorial in Brussels
John Huddy reports from Brussels
Belgian Troops Guard Key Sites in Wake of Anti-terror Sweep
Spldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets across Belgium Saturday, including some buildings within the Jewish quarter of the port city of Antwerp. In an interview broadcast Saturday on Belgium's VRT network, Belgian Defense Minister Steven Vandeput said soldiers could be deployed to protect certain embassies and some buildings within Antwerp's Jewish quarter. In France, an official disclosed that Said Kouachi, one of the gunman who attacked the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, had been quietly buried. Kouachi and his brother Cherif were killed by French counter-terrorism police Jan. 9 after they killed 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
Synagogues of New York, Part 45
New York synagogues in Liberty, Lido Beach, Little Neck, Livingston Manor, and Long Island City. duration: 4 min, 13 sec. credits: google maps, no profit intended.