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ThinkShop: On Robert Graves, Count Belisarius and Lawrence of Arabia
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Thursday, September 9, 2010. On Robert Graves, Count Belisarius and Lawrence of Arabia. In the historical novel,. Was first published Graves was confronted with numerous negative reviews. Most criticised the novel for its stiff portrayal of the main character, finding him to be "altogether too noble". Graves, never a lover of critics, reacted strongly. In one of two letters which he wrote to. T E Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.
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ThinkShop: August 2015
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Monday, August 24, 2015. Caravaggio in Dublin, Triumph of the Soulless. Having once been in Malta and failing to see that island's sole Caravaggio painting. I was determined not to make the same mistake when recently visiting the island of Ireland. The Taking of Christ. The Taking of Christ. Is the latest Caravaggio to be discovered. H. Now it hangs proudly, all cleaned up, spic and span, in the National Gallery. Or any mythic-science-fict...
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ThinkShop: One Hundred Days by Lukas Barfuss
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Friday, June 26, 2015. One Hundred Days by Lukas Barfuss. Granta Books, 2013). By the young Swiss author Lukas Barfüss. In this contemporary version of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. This book has garnered Barfüss a number of literary prizes, as well as nominations for the biggest book prizes in Germany and Switzerland. He is, of course, almost unheard of in the insular, provincial English speaking world. Friday, June 26, 2015. Subscribe to: ...
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ThinkShop: More on Collective Memory
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Sunday, March 17, 2013. More on Collective Memory. The is a follow up to my previous post. Famine memorial, Dublin. Johanna Burke, “Introduction to ‘Remembering’ War”,. Journal of Contemporary History. Volume 39 (4), October, 2004, p. 473]. Will no doubt help to shape the American collective memory to a far greater extent than academic monographs on the same subject. International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, The Hague. In the ...
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ThinkShop: French Revolution Jokes
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A selection of articles on history, politics, art and literature. Thursday, May 22, 2014. Just revising the French Revolution with my class this morning and we decided to make up some French Revolution jokes. Here is the best of the bunch. (Imagine what the worst are like! What did Robespierre’s mistress say to him on their first night together? 8220;Disrobe Pierre.”. Who was the heaviest revolutionary? Why were the Jacobins so ambitious? They wanted to get a head. Storm and Terrorble Reign. June 30, 201...
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Possible Outcomes | Save Hebrew Union College
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Save Hebrew Union College. אם לא עכשיו, אימתי. Please continue to encourage your friends to write letters and gather media coverage of the HUC situation. If you can, please make an online donation. To help Hebrew Union College maintain its ability to educate and create the future of the Reform Movement. This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 2:53 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Feed You can leave a response. 2 The SJCS is n...
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American Synagogue Architecture: New Synagogue Photos on My Facebook Page
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An informal blog of photos and history of synagogues from all over North America. Follow This Blog By Email. Subscribe To This Blog. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. New Synagogue Photos on My Facebook Page. Lately, I have been posting more and more synagogue photographs and history on my Facebook Page - https:/ www.facebook.com/jhpreisler. I invite you to visit the page and take a look at the images and accompanying historical data. More to come. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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American Synagogue Architecture: December 2013
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An informal blog of photos and history of synagogues from all over North America. Follow This Blog By Email. Subscribe To This Blog. Thursday, December 19, 2013. Please visit my Facebook Page where I am now posting articles, links and photographs relating to American synagogue architecture, Jewish Community history, Jewish genealogy. Julian H. Preisler, Author - Facebook Page. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Please visit my Facebook Page where I am now posti.
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American Synagogue Architecture
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An informal blog of photos and history of synagogues from all over North America. Follow This Blog By Email. Subscribe To This Blog. Monday, April 30, 2012. Washington, DC Historic Synagogues. Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Washington, DC Historic Synagogues I just posted s. Just a quick post with photographs of some of my f. Ive been making an effort to be more active on my. Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. Temple de Hirsch Sinai. Books by Ju...
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American Synagogue Architecture: April 2012
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An informal blog of photos and history of synagogues from all over North America. Follow This Blog By Email. Subscribe To This Blog. Monday, April 30, 2012. Washington, DC Historic Synagogues. Links to this post. Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. Thursday, April 26, 2012. Photograph By Julian H. Preisler 2011. Congregation Agudas Achim in Columbus (Bexley), Ohio was established in 1881 and is the oldest "traditional" Jewish congregation in the city. Their present East Broad Street synagogue dedicated i...
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