Hofgeismar Germany 1
London Heathrow 5 – 10 July 23
Hannover
Heidi
Meeting Julia Drinnenberg in Kassel
Hofgeismar
hofgeismar – Google Search Hofgeismar
Hofgeismar is a town in the district of Kassel, in northern Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km north of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road.
Gerhard Drinnenberg
The Stadtmuseum Hofgeismar
stadtmuseum hofgeismar – Google Search
Das Stadtmuseum Hofgeismar zeigt Ausstellungen zu folgenden Themenschwerpunkten: … hat das Stadtmuseum Hofgeismar mehrere Veranstaltungen vorbereitet,…
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Gabriele
Cambridge UK
In & around a spinney in Letchworth Garden City
Hitchin England Visit
In My Pocket – Update from England
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The Postmaster
Benjamin of Tudela
Next week I embark on my next journey to London, Germany, Lithuania, Israel and Scotland. These travels are in honour of Rabbi Shalom Coleman a great friend. Rabbi always likens me to:
Benjamin of Tudela, Spain, a famous world traveler of the 12th century [1173 C.E.] is considered by some modern historians as giving the most accurate description of every-day life in the Middle Ages. Written originally in Hebrew, it was translated into Latin and later became an extremely popular piece of Jewish literature in many languages. The modern reader might regard it as an exotic tale. But the author actually intended to give his contemporaries a factual account of his travels.
What exactly did Benjamin plan to accomplish when he started out on his fantastic journey? At first, probably nothing but a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. which. despite the Crusades, retained a magic attraction for the pious Jew. A pilgrimage-an Aliyah-probably with the thought to stay there for the rest of his life. But the fact is that he did take the long road, stopping frequently, meeting people, visiting places, describing occupations and giving a demographic count of Jews in every town and country.
I hope I do not disappoint!, after a four year break! Follow me on