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I fancy that I have a fairly good vocabulary. That said, The Hare with the Amber Eyes had me looking up more words than I have in a long time. And it was a splendid book! Not just challenging but well written and engaging. So much so that I made sure that Susan and I made a point of finding the Ephrussi house, just north-west of the Arc de Triomphe. An interesting expeience. Tomorrow we go to where three wars ended/started - Versailles and Compeigne - and Sunday to the Nazi/Vichy transit camp at Drancy.

On June 16, 2014 took place the national competition (county stag) The Memory of Holocaust. The students Pădureanu Alia, Albu Alina Sirbu Roxana from the National College "Iulia Hasdeu" Lugoj obtained first, second and third place at high school section.  Alia Pădureanu will represente Timis countyat national phase. The students were prepared by the teacher Horatiu Suciu.

An example of what it means and what it teaches you Centropa.

Students from National College "Iulia Hasdeu" Lugoj organized the photo exhibition "History from home - everyday life in communist times".
 

When she left Cologne on the Kindertransport in June 1939, Lore Robinson took her family's traditional cheesecake recipe with her. She had written it on a piece of paper and put it in a book. Later she often made that cheesecake for her family, passed the recipe on and today, her daughter and her granddaughter make it. Many stories and memories are connected with that cake. For her granddaughter, it's a family tradition and a connection to the past and their roots.

Right in the busy centre of Cologne there is a small side street, the St.-Apern-Strasse. It is a quiet street, sided by modern and turn-of the century buildings that house small shops. Trees add to the restful atmosphere that offers a surprising change from the crowded main streets. It is easy to pass by a little square just off St.-Apern-Strasse without noticing it. A big tree nearly hides it, and modern buildings surround a fountain which dominates its centre.

photo taken by powerplantop, on July 13, 2013, CC licensing.

Like other people, Jews play Charades and Scrabble, Clue and cards. My own family is particularly fond of Trivial Pursuit. But I think by far the most popular parlor game among Jews—whether from New York, Budapest, Istanbul or Tel Aviv--is “Jew Who.”

At Holocaust Remembrance Day in Romania (09/10/2013) students from the Colegiul Național "Iulia Hasdeu" Lugoj presented pedagogical material created by them, Three stories about the Holocaust.

photo taken by Rebecca Siegel, on March 2, 2009, CC licensing

(from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover’s Treasury of Classics and Improvisations, by Jayne Cohen, available in print and e-book formats)

Bread has always been the heart of the Jewish meal. When the benediction over the bread is made, it is unnecessary to recite prayers over any of the other foods eaten.