Author: elirab

Posted on

Rome Italy Day 3

Morning coffee

Piazza Barberini – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tour of The Great Synagogue of Rome

The Museum

The Synagogue

Jewish Museum of Rome
The Jewish Museum of Rome is located in the Great Synagogue monumental complex.

The Holocaust Centre

Casina dei Vallati – Museo della Shoah
In the ancient Jewish Ghetto, close to the Portico of O

The Ghetto

The Jewish ghetto of Rome: history, how to get there and where to eat
Some tips on how to visit the oldest Jewish ghetto in the world: find out information about the Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, the Portico d’Ottavia and good restaurants.

Around the Pantheon

Pantheon, Rome – Wikipedia
Facade of the Pantheon, with the Pantheon obelisk

From Victor Emannual II Monument to Piazza Bellini

Victor Emmanuel II Monument – Wikipedia
“Altare della Patria” redirects here. For the mausoleum in Santo Domingo, see Altar de la Patria.

Walk to Villa Borghese Gardens

Villa Borghese gardens – Wikipedia
Monumental entrance of Villa Borghese in Rome on Piazzale Flaminio

Back to Letchworth

Letchworth | Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK | Britannica
Letchworth, town (parish), North Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, east-central England. It is located north of London, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Luton. Britain’s first planned “garden city,” much copied elsewhere, it was founded in 1903 by Sir
Posted on

Rome Italy Day 2

The Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps – Wikipedia
Spanish Steps

On our way to the Vatican

The Vatican 1

Holy See – Wikipedia
This article is about the Holy See of Rome, and the government of the Vatican City State and worldwide Catholic Church. For the city-state being governed by the Holy See, see Vatican City.

The Vatican 2

St Peters Basilica

St. Peter’s Basilica – Wikipedia
Main façade and dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, seen from St. Peter’s Square
Posted on

Rome Italy

Our arrival by train

  • Screenshot
Our apartment

The walk to the Colosseum

The Colosseum

The displays

The Colosseum – Parco archeologico del Colosseo
The Flavian amphitheater is today part of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo. It was built by the emperors of the Flavian dynasty.

The Trevi Foundation

Trevi Fountain – Wikipedia
Trevi Fountain

The Galleria and Zara

  • Screenshot

The Great Synagogue of Rome

Great Synagogue of Rome – Wikipedia
Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma

Dinner in the Ghetto

The Jewish Quarter, Rome: A Visitor’s Guide
With an incredible history, an amazing mix of old and new architecture, and great food, you have to check out the Jewish Ghetto in Rome.
Posted on

Pompeii Italy

Leaving our villa in Sant’Agata

Pompeii

Amphitheatre

Pompeii – Wikipedia
This article is about the ancient city. For the modern Italian city, see Pompei. For the Classical Roman leader, see Pompey. For the Roman family, see Pompeia gens. For the Pacific island, see Pohnpei. For other uses, see Pompeii (disambiguation).

To Rome by train

Posted on

Kassel Germany

At the Synagogue with Rabbi Shaul Nekrich

The memorial of the former synagogue

The Oppenheim Stolpersteine

The Railway Station Tracks Memorial

Kassel Germany has a Lesson for Us!
By Eli and Jill Rabinowitz Perth Australia 13 December 2024 Burning The Synagogue Australians Jill and Eli Rabinowitz visited the site of the Great Synagogue of Kassel Germany in November 2024, whe…

The town square

The Australian Jewish News

Pogromnacht anniversary visit
The Rabinowitzes spent an hour with Rabbi Shaul Nekrich in the current synagogue, rebuilt in 2000 on the same block as the memorial.

By Uber to the Kassel Wilhelmshohe Railway Station

The trains to Hannover Airport at 266km / hr

My post from 2023

Kassel Germany
Kassel Germany – hometown of Dorrith Oppenheim Sim 12 July 23 With Gabriele Hafermass of the Stadmuseum Hofgeismar The train from Hofgeismar which converts into a tram in Kassel Hofgeismar to…
Posted on

Hofgeismar Germany

Julia Drinnenberg

The drive with Beate Lehrmann

Hofgeismar – Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

With Beate & Julia

Julia has been an amazing source of material on Dorrith Sim and In My Pocket

A tour of the Hofgeismar Stadtmuseum with Julia

Our return to Kassel by train

  • Screenshot

A special thank you to Birgit Ruhl for her kindness

Posted on

Bad Arolsen

With Beate and Ernst

Looking for Hercules!

Hercules monument (Kassel) – Wikipedia
The Hercules monument is a landmark in the German city of Kassel. It is located in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Wilhelmshöhe Mountainpark) in northern Hesse, Germany.
Screenshot

Presentation by Franzisca Schubert

International center on the Nazi era – Arolsen Archives
The world’s most comprehensive archive on the victims & survivors of the Nazi era ✓UNESCO’s Memory of the World ✓research & education ▶Find out more!

A walk around Bad Arolsen & lunch with Ernst & Beate

Back