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Kuwaiti designer Sheikha Souad J. Al-Sabah opens the doors to her personal archive of vintage kaftans and shares her thoughts on the garment’s enduring cross-cultural appeal.
When did you start collecting vintage kaftans?
I began collecting vintage kaftans about 10 years ago during my travels. I’ve always been fascinated by other cultures and how they interact, and no item of clothing seems to encapsulate this cross-cultural meshing of ideas better than the kaftan. Although it’s associated with the Middle East, you find variations of it all over the world.
The pieces in my vintage collection trace the path of the Silk Road, an ancient network of trading routes that linked Asia to the West. You’ll find examples from Mongolia, Persia, India and the Mediterranean. I hope to eventually share my collection with a wider audience through an exhibition.
Does travel play an important role in your work?
Travel has always played a huge role in my design process. I visit places to absorb their culture in terms of design and aesthetics. I’m constantly in search of unique textures, patterns and colors; whether I’m handpicking fabrics in the souks of Istanbul and Damascus, or browsing the offerings at Liberty in London.
Is there one place that inspires you the most?
I’m particularly attached to India, which I visit regularly for its rich culture, colors and history. It’s a humbling experience to be there and to blend in. For a designer, it’s also an amazing environment to grow in, because you’re exposed to so many kinds of fabrics, printing techniques and embroideries.
What is the enduring appeal of your kaftans?
There is often a cross-cultural dialogue within my designs. A single kaftan alone could touch on Ottoman, Moroccan, Japanese and Indian influences. Yet that dialogue also continues with the wearer. It appeals to a wide variety of women, regardless of where they are in the world and compliments different body types. During the 1960’s “kaftan chic” was de rigueur amongst the most fashionable women in Europe and America, including icons such as Marella Agnelli, Mica Ertegün and Lee Radziwill. Today it still retains its allure amongst a new generation in both the West and the Middle East.


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Rodger Ellingson is a painter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Most of his work is plein air or done on site. His favorite subjects are the cities and countryside of the upper midwest and the northern Rockies. Over time he has worked with woodcut printing, watercolors, acrylics, and pastels. He considers watercolor and acrylics his primary mediums. His work can be seen at the East Bank Gallery in Sioux Falls and Prairie Breeze in Mitchell, South Dakota as well as area art festivals.


[Warning: This one is a bit long. Helpfully, however, it is divided up into manageable pieces, with headings. You can read it over several days. Pretend it is five different blog posts, if that helps.]
At one of our coffee meetings to plan our tour – which I was beginning to refer to as “The Tri-Province Mid-Life Crisis on Wheels” – Scott had an idea.
“I think it would get the audiences positively engaged, more “on our side” right off the bat, Ross, if you started each show with a story specifically about the town or city or region in which we’re performing. You know, like Stuart McLean does on his tours. People just love it.”
“Great idea, Scott. And will you also be composing special songs for each stop on the tour?” I [should have] said, earnestly.
“I’m pretty sure Stuart McLean has some kind of intellectual property claim to this ‘appealing to the locals’ idea. We don’t want a lawsuit,” I also [might appropriately have] said.
“Okay, Scott,” I [actually] said.
So, what follows are the charming bits I said at each of our stops in an effort to get people to like us. I’m not sure how well it worked, though I know it was more effective than starting with an expression that had become my signature opening – “According to my notes, I’m delighted to be here.”
I really had nowhere to go but up.
My first intensive exposure to this town came on a cold, wet spring thirty-six years ago. I was working on a road crew for the Department of Highways and we were camped in ugly yellow bunkhouses at the gravel pit north of here, half way between town and the Number One highway. I don’t know exactly why we weren’t allowed to set up in town – I’m sure they knew what they were doing.
We camped out there for about six weeks that spring, while we worked on Highway 21.
We worked all day, then ate usually at the Gulf out at the turnoff, which is long gone. We drank beers and “rye presses” and played pool at the Jasper and the Commercial hotels most nights. We mostly stayed out of trouble. I never got into a fight. I never won a game of pool. I don’t know if those two are connected. There were a few Maple Creek guys on the crew – Trent Curry, Grant White, Harold Palmer, the loader operator. In later years, Blair Watson joined us.
I worked on that crew for a long time and we spent a part of each season in this town.
It was out on the 21, and the Red Coat Trail and all the other endless stretches of highway in the southwest, that I found Home.
I’d always been a town kid or a city kid growing up – my Dad was a banker and we moved every couple of years. But, until I spent those interminable hours out there in the sun and the wind, I’d never felt truly connected to a landscape, never felt like I was where I belonged.
It is, I suppose, a cliché to talk about how big the sky is. Until you experience it. There is nothing cliché about it. It overwhelms you. You want to take it all in. But you can’t. The land spreads out in front of you, seemingly forever. You can see everything. And, much of the time, you can’t see any people. You can feel like you’re the only person in the world. When I’m out there, I am so at home and so comfortably alone. Not lonely. Just alone. Complete, in solitude. Out there, if it’s not too cold or too windy – you never want to give it up. You never want that sense of awe and wonder and timeless peace to end.
I have all sort of other connections to this place, of course. My sister, Heather, and my sort-of sister, Lou Ellen, married guys from here – older guys, but nice guys – guys that are probably peculiar to this region. And they raised their kids here – about fifty of them, I think. I’ve been in this church on Christmas Eve a few times, and last year when we said goodbye to Peter’s Mom, Irene. Over twenty years ago, my parents moved to the Park and attended this church – my Mom still does. I’ve brought my family here countless times to visit their grandparents, aunt, uncles and cousins. My kids can’t go past the Red Hen without stopping for five-cent candy. I learned to downhill ski at the Park. I have been on a float in the Cow Town Parade.
My sister, Heather, as you all know, is a very talented musician and organizer of musical stuff in this town. She’s always telling me about these great musical events she puts on – not just the kids’ musical plays, but the concerts where the Dazzlers and others perform. As you know, they are real family affairs. Heather plays and sings, as does her son Andrew and her daughter Christine. Let’s not forget Chelsea, who is, for tax purposes at least, a member of the family. Heather’s mother [my mother] Jean, plays the piano. Oh what a talented family Heather has.
Well, I am her brother. When we were growing up, it was pretty clear to me, at least, that I was the talented one. And yet, year after year, Heather puts on these evenings – and never once, ever, has she invitee her brother to come to Maple Creek and perform. Did she just forget how talented I am – just slipped her mind? Or was she afraid? Chicken? How many of you even knew she had a brother?
So, although Scott and I are here in Maple Creek to have fun and see the country and share his music with you and flog his CD – we’re really here because I just really needed to share the stage with my sister, at long last.
I have a personal recollection of Eastend – a story that does not involve dinosaurs or Jack’s Café, or Sharon Butala or actually the town of Eastend, really
I first came to Eastend thirty-eight years ago. Because of a family connection, I was able to snag a summer job with the Department of Highways. That was pretty unusual – highways didn’t usually hire high school kids. All the guys on the crew – and there were about twenty of them – were older than me, and quite a bit, let’s say, “rougher”. I was just out of grade eleven, seventeen years old. A sensitive lad – school choir member, church goer, non-smoker, keen student. No criminal record.
The first night out in the bunkhouse in Eastend with my new colleagues involved a road trip to the next town – Shaunavon – to take in the festivities at Shaunavon’s annual summer fair. I wanted to appear to be a team guy, wanted to make the right impression. I had to establish that I was not the fresh-faced little mommy’s boy dweeb that I appeared to be – and was, in fact. So we all loaded up into a crew-member’s big black car with a case of beer and off to Shaunavon we go. I decided it was important that I appear to be drinking, but it was essential that I maintain a firm grip on my faculties. I was anticipating trouble. And there was. A lot of drinking. And fights. With drunk guys. With drunk girls. I remained in the car through much of it, avoiding eye contact with the locals, while mayhem surrounded me.
Finally, having had just about as much fun as can be had on a drunken fair night in southwest Saskatchewan, around three in the morning, we loaded back into the car – a little more crowded now, because one of the guys had fallen in love over the course of the evening and had his soul mate in the front seat with him, and headed out of town with another case of beer, maybe two.
The Mounties stopped us, because this perfect evening just wouldn’t be complete without the involvement of law enforcement officials with guns. As soon as we stopped the car, one of my fellow highway guys got out of the car and ran off. Since this was my first day, I didn’t know his name. I only knew him by his nickname – Herbie. The Mountie in charge, immediately recognizing me as the weak link in this criminal enterprise, questioned me aggressively about the identity of the escaped Herbie. I was relieved that I lacked sufficient knowledge to betray my new friend – so was spared that particular moral dilemma – but I was concerned that my insistence that I did not know Herbie’s real name was frustrating this Mountie to the point that I might find my young self in jail for the night. Oh how I longed to be in my bunkhouse back in Eastend.
Eventually, Herbie returned. I don’t know where he went, or why he came back. I suppose he figured it would be a long walk back to Eastend, so he might as well face the music. The Mounties gave us two liquor tickets and sent us on our way. No hard feelings. I never did learn Herbie’s real name.
Another thing I think of when I think of Eastend, besides Shaunavon and Mounties, is the Redcoat Trail. Highway Thirteen.
My parents bought a place in the park at Cypress Hills back in 1991. So, every holiday weekend, from the Victoria Day to Thanksgiving, my wife and I load up our kids and head out to the Park.
Back in the early days, the TransCanada from Webb to the Maple Creek turnoff was single lane. I cheerfully referred to it as the “Ribbon of Death”. It was always a busy, dangerous stretch, but more so on long weekends when there would be an endless stream of menacing trucks and cars from Alberta carrying people home to Saskatchewan to visit family. Add some darkness, maybe some rain …
The trip was very tough on my sensitive wife, who was raised in Toronto, where people do not drive both ways on the same highway – because they value human life there, especially the lives of children. So, to avoid the trauma of a return trip on the TransCanada, we would often take Highway 13 back home.
What a relief. It’s a bit longer and slower, but it’s a more peaceful, less death-defying experience. You can’t hurry, so you settle in, relax. You notice that there are people in those cars and half tons you meet and pass on the way. It’s more personal. When you’re on the Redcoat Trail, you’re not on a highway – you are part of the landscape. You’re not riding above it, you are immersed in it. The fields and weeds and livestock and the farmers are right there at eye level. And the highway is so soft, especially on hot days.
When it’s over, you feel like a traveler, not a survivor. You’re happy to be home, not grateful to be alive.
Now that the Number One is twinned the whole way – we don’t take the Redcoat Trail anymore. We get home faster. The kids’ whining and complaining and fighting is over sooner. We feel safer. But I think we’ve lost something in our haste. The Redcoat Trail makes it easier to recognize the truth of that old expression, that it is not the destination that matters, even if that destination is home – it’s the journey.
Scott and I both live in Regina. We’re very happy to be in Saskatoon tonight.
I know you’re all thinking – well, of course – anyone who lives in Regina is happy to be in Saskatoon. Saskatoon is just way better. The weather is better – especially this time of year. The wind doesn’t howl all the time, blowing dust and garbage and small animals all over the place. Saskatoon has better weather generally – it’s practically “temperate” here – like it’s intended that people would live here and not just animals with hides – like buffalo. The winters are less lethal. The summers don’t bake things till they turn brown and crack.
Saskatoon is also a much cooler place – not “cool” as in temperature, but “cool” as in attitude. It’s a hip, happening place, compared with buttoned-down, uptight, dorky Regina. Saskatoon has this big University – so it’s full of smart people. Regina has the government – politicians and bureaucrats – a different, less cool kind of smart. Saskatoon is big picture. Regina is painful details. Sure, we dress better, but we’re less relaxed. The Birkenstock store can barely make a go of it.
Scott is from Nova Scotia – so he hasn’t grown up with this Saskatoon/Regina thing.
I’m from Swift Current, the second coolest city in the province. In Swift Current, we believed quite strongly that Regina was near the worst place on earth – not just the worst place, but the worst place imaginable. We knew this without ever having spent any time in Regina – or anywhere else for that matter. We knew it with a firm though ignorant certainty. Regina was a dark ugly and dangerous place, to be feared and avoided.
When it came time to go to University, well, duh. Swift Current kids headed up North to the U. of S.. Saskatoon was a magical place, with a shopping mall downtown, lots of relatively safe bars like the Hop House and the Pat and the Apollo Room at the Ritz, the big beautiful University campus, the river, the bridges, the Bessborough Hotel, Broadway Avenue, Homestead ice cream.
I came here in the last half of the seventies and first half of the eighties. This was before Saskatoon had a jazz festival, but you had to know that if anyplace in this province were to have a jazz festival, it would be Saskatoon. Saskatoon is a jazz place – off beat, improvised, swingin’, cool.
If Saskatchewan were a high school, Saskatoon is the guy who wears skinny black jeans, rolls his own smokes and grooms himself in public with a rat-tail comb. Yes. That cool.
Now, I have lived in Regina for twenty-five years and raised my three boys there. I love Regina and have no desire to live anywhere else. But, nonetheless, in the Regina Saskatoon rivalry – Saskatoon wins, hands down.
Sadly, however, almost out of spite, Regina refuses to participate in this competition – a competition it is so clearly losing. In fact, Reginans don’t appear to be aware that there is a rivalry. Saskatoon is nice, sure, but it’s not Regina. Regina doesn’t compare itself to Saskatoon, any more than Rosthern compares itself to Maple Creek or Medicine Hat compares itself to Brandon. Actually, it is worse than that. Reginans don’t address their minds to the question of which is the better city or which is the best city. Other cities, other places – other people – simply do not exist. Regina defeats the whole idea of competition by being utterly insular and inward looking. Regina is not the best, it is the only.
Sorry, Saskatoon. Smug beats Cool.
I lived in Saskatoon only as a student. I was here for seven years, though only during the last three did I live here year-round. So, my experience of Saskatoon was, and my enduring perception of Saskatoon is, bound up in that time of my life – youth, coming of age, undergrad enthusiasm, the excitement of limitless potential, of the future, of new independence.
Saskatoon’s historical role has been to take custody of the young people of this province at a crucial and impossible stage in our development – that stage where we have seemingly outgrown our hometowns and any and all adults who live there. We are all placed into the hands of your city by our parents, who are confident that this city will finish us off, one way or another, and turn us into adults.
I have been back here countless times over the thirty years since I left, but every visit evokes a flood of feelings – as it does for thousands of graduates all over the world. Saskatoon was a place and a time of innumerable “firsts” in our lives, many of them accompanied by the declaration “I am never, ever, doing that again.”
Saskatoon is the site of our most dramatic transformations, of youthful indiscretions, excessive enthusiasms, earnest inquiry, lost innocence and the seeds of wisdom.
I often think, if I came back and lived here – if Saskatoon became my home – would I walk around this city with that sense of wonder and hope and faith that falls over me every time I visit?
I hope that I would.
Almost a year ago there was poll published, declaring Saskatchewan to be Canada’s Ugliest Province.
To be completely accurate, the euphemism used was “least beautiful.” And, the designation referred to Saskatchewan’s scenery, not its people.
To celebrate Canada Day, some outfit called Abacus Data invited Canadians to rank the provinces in a number of categories — taxes, government management, friendliness, scenic beauty, business climate, etc. And now, thanks to this hitherto unknown company and its cruel poll results, we are the butt of “your province is so ugly…” jokes.
It’s not a big surprise. If you ask us what we love about Saskatchewan, we’ll say “oh, it’s the people” or, “it’s a great place to raise a family” or, “there’s such a sense of community” or “I got a job and had to move here.” For most of us, then, Saskatchewan is charitably described as “the girl with personality,” the kind of province for whom friends have trouble finding a blind date. We’re the province who took her dad to the prom.
Stubble-jumpers reacted defensively on Internet comment boards, listing all the very beautiful things to be found here. The saddest, but most frequent comment was this: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Right. So is ugly.
In a special betrayal, it turns out that Western Canadians, including Saskatchewanians themselves, were more likely than anyone else to rank Saskatchewan as least beautiful.
How can we expect others to love us if we don’t love ourselves?
How did this happen? Surely, people from Fort Qu’Appelle asked this question more than the rest of us. When you get up in the morning, look out the window, go for a walk or out for a drive, “ugly” is not what you see.
I think we all know the problem – It is the TransCanada Highway.
The really distinctive thing about Saskatchewan, what makes this place so different from the rest of “Oh-So-Freakin’-Beautiful Canada”, is that the southern third of province is dominated by the Great Interior Plains. If you drive through here on the TransCanada, which is all anyone ever does, it’s all you see.
I like the prairies – but eight hours straight of nothing but straight and flat – that’s just too much. The engineers who designed the TransCanada weren’t looking for a challenge. Straight and flat appealed to them. It wasn’t their job to showcase Saskatchewan’s beauty and diversity.
When people responded to this Abacus survey and objected to its conclusions about our lack of beauty – the most common reference was to the Qu’Appelle Valley and how beautiful it is and how, if people just spent more time here, their view of Saskatchewan’s beauty would be entirely different.
It’s true. If the TransCanada just meandered a bit more, dipped through the valley then up through the parkland, into the shield and down through the Great Sandhills and the Cypress Hills – yes, it would take five or six times longer to get to the Rockies, but they wouldn’t be calling us ugly.
Calgary and Edmonton
This is the first trip out of Saskatchewan on this tour. And, it is fitting that we come to Alberta, because Alberta is where everybody from Saskatchewan goes.
Scott is from Nova Scotia, so he’s not as acutely aware as I am of this cultural demographic phenomenon. I’m from Swift Current, sort of a breeding ground for Albertans. Virtually everyone from Swift Current moves here as soon as he or she can. We drove by Swift Current yesterday – I’m surprised there is anybody left.
I went to law school in Saskatoon; it was the same thing. All the good students moved to Alberta when they graduated. We have our University of Saskatchewan class reunions here in Alberta.
It’s like Saskatchewan has a maximum legal capacity – there can’t be any more than one million people there at one time, or the province loses its liquor license or something. Mostly, it is about opportunity. If you don’t have a job in Saskatchewan, you leave, immediately. Saskatchewan may be home, but it’s not a place you want to be sitting around waiting for something to happen.
We don’t expect people to stay in Saskatchewan and we’re surprised when they do – and slightly suspicious. If you don’t leave home, something is wrong. We don’t even require our Senators to live there. We always swell with pride when we watch football games on t.v. and notice that, everywhere in the league, half the people in the stands are wearing the green and white. That’s right, we swell with pride at the idea that most people from Saskatchewan leave so they can cheer for the Riders in someplace with better weather.
And, it is an easy transition, moving to Alberta. We feel at home here. The people here are very similar. Albertans are really just Saskatchewanians with confidence and money.
Like Saskatchewan, Alberta has the two main cities. We have Saskatoon and Regina, you have Calgary and Edmonton. Naturally, there’s a rivalry. You have the Flames and the Oilers. The Stampeders and the Eskimos. The Dinos and the Golden Bears. We wish we had rivalries like that in Saskatchewan. There isn’t enough people nor enough stuff for a two-city rivalry in most things. No NHL. One CFL team. One big university. We do have a lingerie football league franchise in each city – the Saskatoon Sirens and the Regina Rage – but that rivalry hasn’t caught our imagination just yet.
We can’t really decide what the rivalry is – Saskatoon wants the rivalry to be about which city is more scenic and beautiful. Regina wants the rivalry to be about which city really cares the least about what the other city thinks of it. Regina wins that one hands down.


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A favorite piece of mine by Andy Goldsworth.
He collected snow from scotland and kept it frozen until the right time to do this project. He created 13 massive snowballs filled with sheep’s wool, branches and even barbed wire that expose themselves when the snowball has melted.
Andy Goldsworthy is renowned throughout the world for his landscape art, created almost exclusively from natural materials. While most of his work is created in the countryside, midsummer’s day 2000 brought his work into the heart of the City of London. Thirteen snowballs, made in Scotland over the winters of 1998-99 and 1999-2000, had been kept in cold storage for this event. Each snowball started out at nearly two metres across, weighing around a ton. Embedded in each one was a material relating to nature, agriculture or industry — everything from sheep’s wool to barbed wire. The snowball below contains hair from highland cattle, and was situated in Smithfield, the meat market in the centre of London.


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We are pleased to announce that the KES 2024 conference will take place in the stunning city of Seville, Spain as a conference, organised by KES International.
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Latest Rosters for the Game, as of June 19!By Admin
The 2013 McDonald’s Lehigh Valley All-Star Football Classic is THIS COMING Thursday, June 16, at 7:00PM, at Nazareth High School’s Andrew Leh Stadium.
The RED Team (Lehigh Carbon Monroe) is the home team this year, coached by John Toman (Southern Lehigh).
The GOLD Team (Northampton County, Palisades and Phillipsburg (NJ)) is coached by Pen Argyl’s Paul Reduzzi.
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Travel Much? - Most Beautiful Coastal Towns To Visit ...Polperro, England - You wouldn’t know at first glance, but this idyllic town in Cornwall has a scandalous past. In the 18th century, Polperro’s secluded coastline was a frequent entry point for smugglers, who brought in alcohol, tobacco, and other contraband. They left few traces behind; traditional fishermen’s cottages, dating back to the 16th century, line the narrow streets, and the downtown area has boutiques and galleries. But you can learn about Polperro’s colorful history at the Heritage Museum of Smuggling and Fishing.
The Town of Saint George dates back to the early 17th century. Today, you can visit St. Peter’s, the oldest Anglican church in the Western Hemisphere, built in 1612, and the Unfinished Church, with its majestic stone arches. Other buildings have a decidedly tropical feel: white limestone roofs and exteriors painted in vibrant hues of pink, yellow, blue, and orange.
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If you were asked to picture a quintessential New England coastal town, chances are you’d envision Camden. The former manufacturing village occupies the green shores of Penobscot Bay, near the base of Mount Battie. Historic windjammers and dozens of other boats bob in Camden’s harbor. The downtown business area, rebuilt after an 1892 blaze and designated the Great Fire Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places, is filled with handsome brick buildings. And white clapboard homes line the residential streets.
At more than 2,000 years old, Kotor is Montenegro’s oldest town. Its historic area has narrow streets and stone buildings dating back to that time. Besides the impressive architecture, Kotor’s surroundings are also quite idyllic. The town sits near the base of the rugged Mount Lovcen, in a quiet corner of the Bay of Kotor.
Lunenburg, on Nova Scotia’s southern coast, is one of the few North American towns designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was founded by the British in 1753 and still has a colonial feel. The fishing and shipbuilding town’s buildings were traditionally painted black and white—those being the cheapest paint colors. In recent years, people began choosing other colors to make their homes and businesses stand out, giving historic Lunenburg a cheerier look.
It’s hard to believe Sidi Bou Said is just minutes outside Tunis, Tunisia’s largest city. The picturesque Mediterranean town feels worlds away, with its bougainvillea-draped stone streets and blue-accented, whitewashed buildings. Sidi Bou Said is also known for its white-sand beaches and impressive harbor.
Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí supposedly found inspiration in this village on Spain’s Costa Brava. He spent time in Cadaqués while growing up and later had his home and studio (now a museum) in neighboring Port Lligat. Cadaqués has a rustic, yet sophisticated charm. Whitewashed houses with tiled roofs line the rocky coast, and art galleries continue to flourish.
Located in Vietnam’s dramatic Halong Bay, with lush mountains as a backdrop, this little village is completely composed of floating homes. About 700 people (traditionally fishermen) live in anchored houseboats, with kids attending a floating school. Cua Van has become a popular tourist attraction, as visitors want to see this unusual way of life for themselves.
In the 1700s, Greenland began the tradition of color-coding its buildings: hospitals were yellow, police stations black, fisheries blue. The colors were the same from town to town. Folks eventually chose more varied pigments for their dwellings. In the archetypal fishing village Ilulissat, the rainbow-hued architecture makes a stark contrast to the Arctic surroundings. Ilulissat is also home to an ice fjord of the same name: a collection of giant icebergs that you can see from the streets.
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“The southwest coast of Anatolia has the most beautiful sky, the mildest climate in the world and the most incommensurable sainthoods.” said Herodotus, one of the most important historians of the ancient world. Of this there is no doubt. Ephesus, Troy, Assos, Pergamon and Miletus: the Aegean region was the centre of the most important cities of the ancient world.
The miles long esplanade, “Kordon”, with its date palms, its houses built in the Mediterranean colonial style and winding narrow streets throughout the old town are all part of the picturesque coastal city rightly named by its residents “Pearl of the Aegean”.Müge ÖzbağThe myths and heroic songs of old reflect the ancient history of the city. The city's influence on the most important centers of the ancient world is still perceptible because of the different cultures that have left their mark on the city: the Persians, Romans, Byzantians, Ottomans, Greeks and the Jews have all influenced the history of the city.It is assumed that the city is named after the Amazon queen Tsmirna. Her statue was once located on the 160 meter high hill named Pagos at the entrance gate of “Kadifekale”, which means “velvet castle”. The Turks called the statue Saba Melikesi Kaydafa. Legend has it that the Queen of Sheba came from Yemen and founded the city on the hill. Here you can enjoy the tranquility and magnificent views of the city and bay. On entering the bazaar of Kemeraltı, established in the 17th century and located beneath the castle, tranquility is no more. Customers in the bazaar are mainly locals, unlike in other bazaars such as the Egyptian Bazaar in Istanbul. In the labyrinth made up of tiny alleyways and crowds of people, blacksmiths, saddle makers and spice traders can still be found plying their trade. Ambling through the alleyways of the bazaar one can also discover the ruins of the Agora, the ancient centre of the city.
Motivated by its candidacy for the EXPO 2015, the third-largest city in Turkey has begun an overall renovation. “We restored the ancient buildings located in the Bazaar of Kemeraltı, which is one of the main symbols of the city. The Kadifekale, the Agora and the Bazaar are all connected to each other by an Archaeological-Park”, notes the mayor of İzmir, Aziz Kocaoğlu.In Asansör, the former Jewish quarter, a huge red brick tower built behind the houses and narrow streets, attracts widespread attention. This tower, also called Asansör, contains two separate elevators. The tower, built in 1907 by Jewish businessman Nesim Levi Bayrakoğlu, provided the residents of the traditional Jewish quarter on the Halil Rıfat Paşa Hill with a more convenient route to their homes. Thanks to the Asansör, the residents were saved the twice-daily hike up and down the 155 steps that separated them from their homes. As is the case from the citadel of Kadifekale, there is a breathtaking view over the entire city of İzmir from the tower. The Dario-Moreno-Alley, named after the famous Turkish-Jewish singer and film star who was born in İzmir, leads to the entrance of the Asansör. “I have crossed many seas, and searched for similar, but found none as beautiful as you” are the lyrics of one of his famous songs called, “My Beloved İzmir”. After his death in 1968 his home was converted into a museum.“The region around İzmir is an example of how different cultures and religions can live together in peace. Today, as a result, it is not only our democratic culture that is strengthened, but modern city planning as well”, says Aziz Kocaoğlu. During the Ottoman Empire the city was also known as “Gavur İzmir”, which means “non-believing İzmir”. In the year 1918 there were 155.000 orthodox Greeks, 44.000 Turks, 21.000 Jews, 10.000 Armenians and 50.000 foreigners including British, French, German and Italians all residing in İzmir. Although the make up of the population has changed, the peaceful coexistence amongst the different cultures is an entrenched core value of this modern and cosmopolitan city. That is probably why the most liberal minded youth of Turkey is to be found here. Another proverb goes, “İzmir girls are the most beautiful in Turkey.” Besides beautiful girls, İzmir's other well known symbol is its clock tower, the Saat Kulesi. The post Ottoman-Moorish style clock tower, a gift from German Emperor Wilhem II, was built in honor of the grand vizier, Kücük Sait Paşa and Sultan Abdülhamid II. The clock tower is used as a meeting point for young and old alike. People often say how happy they are to live in İzmir. The optimism and energy of the people can be felt throughout the city. This lust for life is especially evident in the Alsancak entertainment quarter. Here modern life and age-old traditions live side by side. Behind the many modern buildings and shop fronts you cannot help but notice the small, beautifully restored houses, which today serve as cafes. Here you can relax after an exhausting shopping expedition or just meet friends for a chat.
Before leaving İzmir however, if nothing else make sure to enjoy at sunset a casual stroll or nostalgic ride with a horse and trap along the “Kordon” esplanade. An unforgettable experience…
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Trails End is just 3 miles from the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) which is ideal for off-roading enthusiasts. AOAA is also the home of the Annual Jeep Jamboree!
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Enjoy the historic district Pioneer Coal Mining tours, or visit the modern Ghost Town of Centralia that has constantly burning coal beneath your feet!
For visitors 21 and over, consider visiting America’s Oldest Brewery! The Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, PA is open for beer & ale enthusiasts!
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The mid-July sun is a furnace. Around me, brightly coloured lichen cling tightly to sea ravaged rocks, a painter’s palette of colour contrasting brightly against the deep blue merger of sea and sky.
A soft sea haze drifts gently over the glassy body of water stretching out in front of me, broken only by an occasional, hidden swell, rising unexpectedly from the depths below; the sea’s chest expanding momentarily, before a long, drawn out exhale of water crashes against the glistening rocks below.
The sharp shrill of nagging seagulls, hovering like hot air balloons on warm ocean breezes, several metres above my head, all too curious about the contents of my pungent bait bucket.
I close the offending lid tightly, and slowly lean back under the cooling shade of my beach umbrella. With my fishing rod butt resting quietly under my right hand, I take the chance to rest my squinting eyes.
My mind meanders out to sea, floating aimlessly on a current of fabricated thoughts, carried away on tall tales, adrift on fables of the one, big, whopper of a conger eel that somehow slipped away…


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Colesdale Farm is situated just outside London, bordering the London Boroughs of Enfield and Barnet, with very easy access to both the M25 and direct trains into the capital.
The deceptively rural setting gives the impression of being in the middle of nowhere, when in fact it’s OysterCard accessible!
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We specialise in music festivals and ticketed events for audiences of up to 5000, and were recently voted RUNNER UP VENUE OF THE YEAR at the 2020 Event Production Awards.
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Dzięki uprzejmości dr Bogumiły Żongołłowicz, na koniec Roku Pawła Edmunda Strzeleckiego udostępniamy przetłumaczony na język angielski rozdział „Hip, hip, hura!” pochodzący z książki Konsul. Biografia Władysława Noskowskiego. W rozdziale tym została opisana historia obchodów stulecia nazwania Góry Kościuszki, a także losy tablic upamiętniających to historyczne wydarzenie.
Hip, Hip, Hurray!
Excerpted from Konsul [The Consul] by biographer Bogumiła Żongołłowicz, about the life of Władysław Noskowski, translated by Alexandra Chciuk-Celt, all rights reserved.
Translator’s note: Andrzej Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), pronounced kush-CHOOSH-kuh, was a Polish patriotic hero and military engineer who fought the Russians and Prussians during the partitions of Poland-Lithuania and the British in the American Revolutionary War. His name was frequently misspelled Kosciusko and Kosciuszko.
The Second World War saw the hundredth anniversary of the first recorded ascent of Mount Kosciuszko (spelled Kosciusko until 1997) by the outstanding Polish explorer, traveller, and scholar Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (1797-1873). Although he only remained in Australia for four years, Strzelecki nevertheless entered the country’s history. Mount Kosciuszko (2228 meters above sea level), which he climbed, surveyed, and named, is the highest point on the continent, located in the Australian Alps.
The close-knit group of people interested in the centenary celebrations included Consul Noskowski as well as Herbert John Lamble, who ran the Hotel Kosciusko, which the Noskowskis would frequent. The one-storied 250-bed building of stone and wood was constructed with State money in 1909. Lamble wanted it to equal Swiss hotels in stature. The hotel burned down in 1951.
While in Europe in 1933, Lamble combined business with pleasure and visited Kraków so as to familiarise himself with information about Tadeusz Kościuszko. When asked whether his own compatriots knew the origin of the mountain’s name, he said: “… many Australians believe that word originated… with the Australian aborigines. This is why I decided to make my hotel some type of propaganda for that great name. In Kraków I found the Kościuszko coat of arms, which I plan to place up front… and on the stationery as well …. I also want to have my hotel feature booklets about who Kościuszko was, and an appropriate plaque. [Pozdrowienie z dalekiej Góry Kościuszki, Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny (Illustrated Daily Courier), No. 45, 1933, p. 2.]
Lamble also intended to install a commemorative plaque and even a bronze statue atop Mount Kosciusko, similar to the Kościuszko statue on Kraków’s hallowed Wawel Hill, and “surrounded by a series of figures representing great Australian discoverers. Of course one of the primary positions would be occupied by that of Count (sic!) Strzelecki,” he said. “I am under the impression that faraway Australia and Poland could reach an understanding in many fields, since they have so many similar traditions.” [Ibid.]
Consul Noskowski also spoke about a statue on his visit to Poland, albeit one of Strzelecki. At that time he commissioned Wojciech Kossak to paint the explorer’s portrait astride a horse; it was never painted, probably because the war broke out. A gigantic Strzelecki monument, a gift from the Polish nation, was put up in the small town of Jindabyne for the bicentenary of the discovery of Australia. he bronze creation was effected by artist Jerzy Sobociński, the casting by the Technical Devices Authority in Gliwice, Poland.
Florence Taylor, Australia’s first female architect, was planning a Kosciusko Ball at the “Trocadero” dancing establishment. An art-deco construct which could hold two thousand persons opened just as the country was emerging from a recession and offered some Hollywood-style splendor. On Friday and Saturday nights it was possible to meet well-known actors, popular journalists, club presidents, politicians, thrill-seeking tourists, and most of all, Sydneysider dance enthusiasts. A fancy dress ball in such a site would have proved most profitable, but once again, the war reshuffled everyone’s priorities.
Lamble, Noskowski, and Taylor joined the organising committee celebrating the centenary of the scaling of Mount Kosciusko. Lamble became the secretary, and the director selected was the philosopher and pedagogue Francis Anderson. As the times were deemed inappropriate for frolic, it was decided to keep the events low-key—the unveiling of a commemorative plaque financed by monies from a public collection.
The founders list from 15 December 1939 to 30 June 1940 finalised at an amount of seventy pounds three shillings and ten pence. It was opened by the Kooya Committee of Historical Research, which was responsible for the contents inscribed upon the plaque, by payment of one pound and one shilling, i.e. one guinea. The list also contains many well known personages in the world of culture, politics, and business, such as Hugh Denison and his wife, as well as Henry Manning, and institutions and organisations, including the Royal Australian Historical Society, the Cooma Ski Club, the Kosciusko Snow Revellers Club, the Ski Council of NSW, as well as schools such as the Duntroon Public School and Scots College.
The Arts Club of Sydney actively participated in the collection thanks to its chairman Florence Taylor and princess Harriet Radziwill, the widow of Stewart Dawson, a very rich jeweller and real-estate potentate. Harriet obtained the title by marrying Michal Radziwill in London—“supposedly a penniless carouser,” as Noskowski wrote in a letter to L. Paszkowski on 31 December 1967 [source: author’s files]. She gave him a fortune and came to Australia in order to escape Nazi bombardment. “She told me she always wanted him to join her here, but he refused. She went back to London after the war.” [Ibid.]
The Old Fashioned Musical Evening Florence organized in her home-cum-office and the Novelty Afternoon Tea Party at the “Romano” Restaurant yielded over sixteen pounds. Princess Radziwill added five pounds and five shillings.
On Thursday, 15 February 1940, the centenary of the discovery of Mount Kosciusko, a commemorative plaque was attached to the granite rock at the peak. This was performed by George Day, manager of the Charlotte Pass shelter, along with his workers. The unveiling ceremony was postponed from Thursday to Saturday for logistical reasons: it was a day off from school and work. Numerous people from Sydney professed an interest in participating in the event, and they had to be transported, fed, and lodged. Deciding whether to include children and young people was a pedagogical matter.
The inscription on the main plaque unveiled by Consul Noskowski and his wife reads as follows:
“From the valley of the Murray River the Polish explorer Paul Edmund Strzelecki ascended these Australian Alps on 15th February 1840. A ‘pinnacle, rocky and naked, predominant over several others, was chosen by Strzelecki for a point of trigonometrical survey.’ ‘The particular configuration of this eminence, he recorded, ‘struck me so forcibly by the similarity it bears to a tumulus elevated in Krakow over the tomb of the patriot Kosciusko, that, although in a foreign country, on foreign ground, but amongst a free people, who appreciate freedom and its votaries, I could not refrain from giving it the name of Mount Kosciusko.”
Translated from L. Paszkowski, Polacy w Australii i Oceanii 1790-1940 (Poles in Australia and Oceania 1790-1940), Toruń-Melbourne 2008, p. 151.
Below that a second, significantly smaller plaque installed sometime later noted as follows:
“This commemorative plaque was unveiled by the Consul General of the Republic of Poland for Australia, New Zealand and Western Samoa, Ladislas Adam de Noskowski Esq. on the 17th February 1940.” [Ibid.]
The ceremony’s chief dignitary was NSW Crown Prosecutor Henry Manning, representing the State government in the absence of the Prime Minister, and some four hundred other persons participated. The snowy mountain massif glittered in the sun from the morning. Above the crowd was a group of shepherds in stockings and sombreros from beyond the border with Victoria; it had taken them three days to conquer many miles of difficult terrain on horseback. Never before had the Australian Alps seen such a numerous assemblage. Only half as many people had attended the first Mass read atop the mountain 23 February 1913. (See A Unique Centenary, Cooma Express, 26 February 1940, p. 1.)
Over a hundred pupils from schools in Berridale, Cooma, Jindabyne, Kalkite and Wheatfield who had contributed pennies and halfpennies to the collection sang “Advance Australia Fair”, the Polish and British national anthems, and the march “Poland You Will Rise Again”, composed specially for this occasion by Florence Brigg-Cooper of Annandale in Sydney. [Ceremony. Centenary Tablet. Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1940, p. 13.]
Our hearts go out to Poland and her folk across the sea,
This sunny land Australia soon will help set them free.
They proved their dauntless courage, when they suffered for us all,
The very most that we can do, will still be far too small!
So lift our voices every one and join in the refrain,
“Poland you will rise, you will rise again.”
There is money needed sadly, so we now appear to you.
Please give us your pounds or shillings and we’ll take your pennies too.
We know that you’re good Australians and will do your level best,
If you supply the needful, we’ll see to all the rest.
So lift our voices every one and join in the refrain,
“Poland you will rise, you will rise again.”
Consul Noskowski summarized the ceremony events with the following words:
“Nothing was more significant in present world struggle than that, while the Germans were busy pulling down every monument they could find of that great champion of liberty and freedom, the children of Australia were building up another monument.” [Ibid.]
“Hip, hip, hurray!” resounded three times as the adults saluted the children at the end of the official portion, which was followed by refreshments at the Kosciusko Hotel. Participants included Beatrice and Władysław Noskowski, Henry Manning and his daughter, Herbert Lamble, Florence Taylor and Florence Brigg-Cooper. Francis Anderson was absent due to illness. An unexpected but welcome guest was Sydney archbishop Norman Gilroy, a guest of the hotel at the time.
In the name of the Władysław Sikorski government in exile, Minister A. Zaleski transmitted his thanks to Noskowski for his “efforts and propaganda activities for Poland in Australia, and especially for the collection work for the funding of the ceremonial plaque.” [Letter fromZaleski to W. Noskowski dated 20 March 1940 (the author’s files).]
The first vandalisations took place during the consul’s lifetime. “Until 1965 it was possible for an automobile to drive from Charlotte Pass almost to the peak of Mount Kosciusko,” Krzysztof Kleiber, former Embassy secretary, explained by letter dated 4 February 2013 to the author… “Each one had a hammer and other precision tools aboard, hence the ‘vandalisation’ problem. A pocket knife would not have done the job.” [Author’s files.]
In 1997 Kleiber saw the plaques while touring Australia with his wife. Shortly thereafter they had to be removed by the authorities of the Kosciuszko National Park, as he did not find them on his 2004 climb of Mount Kosciuszko upon his arrival to work at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Canberra. He attempted to find them due to their landmark value as well as the time and circumstances of their unveiling and did not desist in his efforts until he “discovered” them in some shack on the park grounds and transported them to the embassy building—or rather dragged them, as the larger one weighed over seventy kilograms. The initial consideration was to return them to their original spot, but it soon proved overly difficult to effect. Another idea was to wall them into the Strzelecki monument in Jindabyne. Upon repairs, they were exhibited in the lobby of the embassy in the hope that they might someday return to the peak.
Author’s note: I broached this subject in an interview with SBS Polish Radio 30 January 2017 with the firm conviction that this “someday” might now be upon us, as the Sejm parliament of the Republic of Poland had designated that year as Tadeusz Kościuszko Year.
Książka Konsul. Biografia Władysława Noskowskiego opowiada historię dziennikarza, krytyka muzycznego, hollywodzkiego aktora, sekretarza Jana Ignacego Paderwskiego, a w latach 1933–1945 pierwszego polskiego honorowego konsula generalnego RP w Australii, Nowej Zelandii i Samoa Zachodnim. Książka została wybrana najlepszą publikacją polskojęzyczną z historii polskiej dyplomacji w konkursie organizowanym przez Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych w 2017 roku.
Więcej o książce na stronie internetowej autorki TUTAJ.
Źródło: Bogumiła Żongołłowicz (All rights reserved)
Zdjęcie tytułowe: Obchody stulecia nadania nazwy Mount Kosciusko (Mount Kosciuszko). Ceremonia odsłonięcia pamiątkowej tablicy na Górze Kościuszki, 17 lutego 1940 (archiwum Bogumiły Żongołłowicz)
Artykuł „O odsłonięciu tablicy na Górze Kościuszki” jest dostępny na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa. Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Bogumiły Żongołłowicz (tekst i zdjęcia), Alexandry Chciuk-Celt (tłumaczenie na język angielski), Portal Polonii w Wiktorii (tekst), Federacji Polskich Organizaji w Wiktorii (tekst). Utwór powstał w ramach zlecania przez Kancelarię Prezesa Rady Ministrów zadań w zakresie wsparcia Polonii i Polaków za granicą w 2023 roku. Zezwala się na dowolne wykorzystanie utworu, pod warunkiem zachowania ww. informacji, w tym informacji o stosowanej licencji i o posiadaczach praw.


Rhodes Old Town, located on the Greek island of Rhodes, is a charming destination that offers a step back in time. As one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, it boasts a rich history and cultural heritage that can be seen through its beautiful architecture and winding maze-like streets.
Stepping into Rhodes Old Town is like entering a different world. The old city walls, built by the Knights of St. John in the 14th century, encircle an enchanting place filled with narrow cobbled streets lined with colorful buildings and hidden gems waiting to be discovered. It’s no wonder why this ancient town has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
One of the main attractions of Rhodes Old Town is the Palace of Grand Masters. This impressive fortress was once used as a palace for Grand Master Pierre d’Aubusson during their rule over Rhodes in the 15th century. Today, it houses a museum showcasing artifacts from various periods in Rhodes’ history.
Another must-visit spot is the Street of Knights or Ippoton Street – where knights resided during their stay on the island. Walking along this street feels like traveling back in time with its impressive Gothic buildings and imposing towers that once www.rhodesoldtown.gr served as living quarters for crusaders.
For those looking for more adventure, exploring the narrow alleys and hidden courtyards can be an exciting experience. One may stumble upon quaint little cafes or art galleries tucked away from view – perfect for taking a break from all that walking.
As night falls over Rhodes Old Town, another side to its charm comes alive – vibrant tavernas serving traditional Greek food under starry skies welcome visitors to indulge in delightful local delicacies such as grilled meat skewers (Souvlaki) or baked feta cheese wrapped in filo pastry (Saganaki).
The beauty of Rhodes Old Town isn’t just limited to its structures; there’s also natural beauty all around with stunning views of the Aegean Sea and nearby islands visible from various vantage points. For the best panoramic view, climb up to the Acropolis of Rhodes, nestled within the town’s walls.
Besides its historical significance, Rhodes Old Town also holds religious significance for Christians as it is home to many churches and monasteries dating back centuries. The most famous among them is the 11th-century Church of Our Lady of Victory, which stands out with its distinct Byzantine architecture.
In conclusion, a visit to Rhodes Old Town is a journey through time – filled with enchanting sights and sounds that encompass centuries’ worth of history in every corner. From medieval fortresses to bustling markets and hidden gems waiting to be discovered – this old town has something for everyone who wishes to rediscover its charms. So next time you plan a trip to Greece, don’t forget to make time for this ancient gem on your itinerary!


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Louhisaari Stories is a collection of episodes taking visitors of the Louhisaari manor in Askainen back in time to the 19th century, when the Mannerheim family was living in the premises. Looking at a tablet computer screen in certain locations of the manor park, the visitor sees episodes presenting Mannerheim family members and their servants in various situations, such as celebrating a birthday or bathing on the waterfront. The scenes take place in the actual locations, applying augmented reality technology to add virtual characters and modify details of the environment in order to go back in time. An interface providing in depth information about the characters and events is also available for the users.
The stories are fictional, but could actually have happened while the Mannerheims were living in Louhisaari. The episodes tell the visitor about life in the 1820s as well as about things that have changed in the manor park since that time. For example, the seafront has moved back several hundred meters, but in the application the visitor sees the waterfront near the bath house as it was at the time.
The application is research prototype created by the team as a part of Futuristic History in University of Turku in 2014.


Live. Invest. Work. Play. Webster, New York is the Community of Choice for every aspect of your life, career, business and time away from home. Webster’s comfortable living, desirable neighborhoods and convenient access to shopping, services and employment opportunities have made it one of the fastest growing communities in Monroe County. You are encouraged to visit us, explore our community and discover why Webster is truly Where Life is Worth Living.


I am naïve and I am skeptical; I am intelligent and I am stupid; I am modest and I am self-centered; I am insightful and I am clueless; I am paranoid and I am optimistic. Adjectives are words, simple words used to identify anything. Nevertheless, the efficiency of adjectives is limited to the context of each word. Every word I wrote accurately defines my character, but words alone are not enough to define anyone.
I started Game of Thrones this weekend and just finished the first season. This was a terrible decision as I should be spending this time studying… Ugh.
Approximately 1,200 miles off the southeast coast of Africa lies an island nation known as Mauritius that gives off the illusion of an underwater waterfall at the southwestern tip of the island. The visually deceiving impression, created in the water due to the runoff of sand and silt deposits, is especially effective and breathtaking in aerial shots. In fact, the illusion can even be seen on Google Maps.
My friend holidays there all the time 😍


Introduction to Data Lakes
Data Lakes are the new hot topic in the big data and BI communities. Data Lakes have been around for a few years now, but have only gained popular notice within the last year. In this blog I will take you through the concept of a Data Lake, so that you can begin your own voyage on the lakes. What is a Data Lake? Before we can answer this question, it’s worth reflecting on a concept which most of us know and love – Data Warehouses.


By ROBERT SARNER, The Times of Israel, September 23, 2017
MONTREAL — On a recent Saturday afternoon in Montreal, tour guide Olivia Maccioni resembles a shepherd tending to her flock.
Walking south on Saint Laurent Boulevard, a major thoroughfare which once divided the city by language (English to the west, French to the east), ethnicity, and class, she leads a group of nine people onto a quiet side street. All are from out of town: seven from the United States, two – my wife and me – from Toronto.
With her black binder in hand, Maccioni then escorts the group into an alleyway, not usually the kind of place included on tourist itineraries.
“We’re walking back here to set the scene of what this area was like in the early 1900s when it was a largely Jewish immigrant neighborhood,” she says, standing at the rear of low-rise residential buildings in the Plateau neighborhood.
“Back then, these were not the style of homes we think of today. These were multi-purpose spaces. Obviously, people lived there but many also housed boarders, and even ran businesses out of their homes. You have to imagine a different sensory experience from today, with lots of food smells as people were pickling things here including fish.”
Maccioni points to one of the buildings.
“Although you’d never know it from what we’re looking at, this is actually where a major Jewish food company began in 1932,” Maccioni recounts. “It’s called Mrs. Whyte’s Pickles and still exists, and everybody in Montreal knows. Oh, and you can take out your pickles now.”
We all reach into the black tote bags we received at the start of the tour a few hours earlier and take out a small paper bag containing a pickle. As we savor it, Maccioni continues her narrative, holding up her binder to show us photocopied old black-and-white pictures.
“Mrs. Whtye’s Pickles was started in this backyard by Sam and Esther Witenoff who came to Montreal from Russia around 1900,” she adds. “While Sam became a door-to-door bread salesman, his wife Esther was pickling at home. She told Sam people loved her pickles and suggested he sell them, too. Initially, he refused, saying his customers wouldn’t buy them.
“Eventually, he yielded and ended up selling more pickles than bread. So she knew. In 1936, they decided to sell just pickles as Mrs. Whyte’s, a diminutive of their last name, and started making them out of their apartment in this building.”
This is but one of many such evocative tales told on the Beyond the Bagel walking tour that brings to life Montreal’s abundant Jewish heritage, especially as it relates to food. Started in 2015 by the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM), trained guides conduct the four-hour tour several times a week in English and once a week in French, from the spring to the fall.
Maccioni, 22, is one of seven (four Jewish, three not) who lead the tours. She does it twice weekly and works in the MJM’s Jewish café. Maccioni moved to Montreal from the US three years ago to study Art History at McGill University and began giving tours last year after completing a week-long food fellowship at the MJM.
Earlier in our tour, on the corner of Fairmount and Clark in the now hip Mile End neighborhood, Maccioni transported us back to another era, giving us a vivid taste, literally and figuratively, of Montreal’s storied Jewish culinary past.
“Has anyone heard of Wilensky’s?” she asks, saying several TV food shows have featured the venerable diner. It also appears in the well-known novel “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” by the late Canadian writer Mordechai Richler and in its movie version.
Before we enter Wilensky’s Light Lunch to sample its legendary sandwich, the Wilensky Special, Maccioni explains it was founded in 1932 by Moe Wilensky who opened its first location nearby on St. Urbain St. before moving – with its original décor – to its current location in 1952. It’s still owned and run by the same family after 85 years and is one of the last remaining old-school deli counters from when the area was populated largely by Eastern European Jewish working class immigrants.
Wilensky began making sandwiches in the 1930s and one in particular – beef bologna and beef salami with mustard on a roll put into a sandwich press – became the famous “Wilensky Special” which each of us would receive.
“You should know you can’t order it without mustard and they’re never going to cut it in half for you, and there are signs indicating that,” adds Maccioni. “Another great thing they do is old fashioned sodas. They make the syrup and then pour seltzer on top.”
Both Wilensky’s time-honored decor and its marquee sandwich made a strong impression on our group.
“It’s crazy that a tradition like that hasn’t just died out,” says Eric Osman, 25, an independent music producer in Philadelphia. “I was impressed by the Wilensky Special. You’d think people would look at it and go, OK, why are we eating this? I love it. It’s so classic, so ridiculous. It’s kind of a phenomenon that it still exists and I love places that are somewhat of a time capsule.”
Another place on the tour that’s a throwback to the past but still very much present is Beauty’s Luncheonette. Known as the Bancroft Snack Bar in 1942 when newlyweds Hymie and Freda Sckolnick bought it, they re-named it after his bowling nickname Beauty. Today, 75 years later, Beauty’s is one of Montreal’s best spots for brunch and Hymie still works there at age 96, along with his son and granddaughter.
When most people hear of Montreal and Jewish food, most think of bagels and smoked meat which have near-iconic status in the city. Predictably, both figure prominently on the tour.
In the first hour, Maccioni takes us to the city’s two most famous purveyors of bagels, St. Viateur and Fairmount, whose longstanding rivalry is part of Montreal lore. Located near each other in Mile End, both are open 24/7, their wood-fired ovens constantly producing bagels.
After giving an historical overview of Montreal bagels, Maccioni describes what sets them apart from New York bagels – the former are hand-rolled, boiled in honey water, lighter, sweeter and smaller than their New York counterparts.
Sometimes it seems as if all Montrealers have an opinion on which bagel – St. Viateur or Fairmount – is better. Having received samples from both, Maccioni asks us to state our preference. It was almost unanimous in favor of Fairmount, which she said was consistent with how her previous groups voted.
The tour attracts more out-of-towners than locals, both Jews (including Israelis) and non-Jews, some familiar with Jewish food, some not.
“We were looking for things to do while in Montreal and as we love food and have always been interested in Jewish food, we figured the tour could be worthwhile,” says Cheryl Lim, 40, a Singapore-born financial advisor who’s lived in Boston since 2000 and was spending the weekend in Montreal with a friend.
“We liked the idea of this tour because it’s rare you get an activity where you learn about food, get to taste it and discover its history and culture. It’s made more interesting by the fact that Montreal has a large Jewish community,” said Lim.
It used to be much larger. Today, Montreal is home to about 90,000 Jews, far less than in its heyday 50 years ago when it was Canada’s largest, most vibrant Jewish community, numbering about 120,000.
With a French-speaking nationalist movement starting in the 1960s, including a small violent faction, demanding sovereignty for Quebec and the election of a “separatist” government in 1976, many businesses and English-speaking residents (including a lot of Jews) left the province due to the political and economic instability. Many moved to Toronto, whose Jewish community is now twice the size of Montreal’s.
Ironically, the main person behind the food tours is not originally Jewish. Katherine Romanow, 32, who grew up in an Italian-Ukrainian home in Montreal, is now in the process of converting to Judaism this year.
“Food is how I was introduced to Judaism,” says Romanow, who describes herself as a Jewish food historian. “To a large degree, it’s how I relate to Judaism.”
After completing an MA at Montreal’s Concordia University in Judaic Studies focusing on Jewish food history, she wanted to create projects through which she could share the subject with people in a fun, accessible way. She co-founded The Wandering Chew in 2013 to celebrate Montreal’s diverse Jewish culinary offerings through “immersive food events” such as pop-up dinners and walking tours.
Beyond the Bagel was the idea of Romanow and Zev Moses, the executive director of the MJM. However, she did the research, wrote the content and was the sole tour guide the first year in 2015.
“Montreal has such a rich Jewish food history, largely unknown by most people,” says Romanow, director of Food Programming at the MJM. “We thought a walking tour would be a great way to teach people about it.”
It is, in ways big and small — such as when Maccioni points out in passing while we walk to our next stop on Saint Laurent Blvd. that the unassuming joint on our right, Bagel Etc., is where the late singer and writer Leonard Cohen, who had a home nearby, often went for breakfast when in town.
Down the street, we pause at a plaque with several old photos showing where Ida Steinberg opened a grocery store 100 years ago that grew into a now-defunct dynasty that changed the way people shopped for groceries in Quebec.
We learn of other formerly thriving businesses now long gone but remembered fondly.
Not all the stops date back to the 20th century or further. Illustrating Montreal’s new generation of Jewish food entrepreneurs — part of what’s referred to as “the new Jewish food movement” — Maccioni took us into Hof Kelsten, a bakery and eatery that also provides its bread to local high-end restaurants.
Owner Jeff Finkelstein opened the business a few years ago, inspired by his grandmother’s baking and cooking. As if we hadn’t already consumed enough carbs, Maccioni gave everyone bialys and rugelach to taste. Among the dishes served there for breakfast and lunch: Israeli favorite, shakshuka.
En route to the final and most exalted of the tour’s 16 food stops, Schwartz’s Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, Maccioni showed us the Bagg Street Shul, which opened in 1922 and is the oldest synagogue in Quebec still functioning in its original location.
Just before introducing the group to Schwartz’s, she referred to nearby Moishe’s, one of the city’s oldest and most respected restaurants. Its original name was the Romanian Paradise when Moishe Lighter, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, won it in a poker game in 1938. The venerated steakhouse has been at the same location ever since, now managed by Lighter’s two sons.
True to its reputation, Schwartz’s was packed when we arrived, with a lineup snaking out the door down the sidewalk in front, comprised of many foreign tourists. Fortunately, Maccioni didn’t have to wait outside to get the smoked meat sandwiches to give us.
Founded in 1928 by Reuven Schwartz, a Jewish immigrant from Romania, it long ago became a Montreal institution, celebrated for its beef brisket cured for 10 days and then steamed according to an old tradition. Although it’s remained at the same location ever since, it’s had various owners over the years. In 2012, Quebec diva Celine Dion and group of other investors bought the business.
Maccioni took the sandwiches to go and guided us across the street to the final destination – the MJM – where we enjoyed the last taste of the tour sitting in its Fletcher’s Café, whose own menu reflects a more diverse Jewish cuisine, offering dishes rooted in both Ashkenzazi and Shephardic traditions.
While steeped in Montreal’s Jewish culinary past, Romanow is upbeat about its future and enduring appeal.
“We have a really exciting new generation of Jewish food businesses opening and I’m excited to see how that’s going to shape the Jewish food scene here,” she says. “It’s also great that the Jewish food institutions that have been around for 80 years are still very relevant to the food scene in Montreal.”
Interestingly, for all its plethora of Jewish food, Montreal offers little in the way of Israeli cuisine, unlike many cities in North America and Europe where it has become increasingly popular.


Fruit Growing Farm Pr' Jernejc! Produced by the love of nature!
We are a small fruit farm located in the village of Hraše near Lesce. Hraše lie in the northwestern part of the Ljubljana basin. In the north, the basin is bounded by the Karavanke mountain chain and the highest peak Stol; in the south, we are bounded by the plateaus Jelovica and Pokljuka. Our crops are located at an elevation of 519 m and are caught in a small valley called the Garden. Two smaller plantations are called Ledina and Pod studenčicami. We have 5.1 ha apples and pears orchards. In addition, we have 5 ha of meadows and fields.
The history of intensive fruit growing is not long here, but the great-grandfather Prešeren Alojz planted and grafted fruit trees at the beginning of the 20th century. He had planted about a hectare of pears called "Moštarice" and "Tepke" and various varieties of apple trees from which the fruits were used to cook brandy. The next generation was more focused on livestock breeding so fruit growing in the middle of the 20th century was neglected.
The history of intense fruit growing began in 1995 when individual farmers began planting the first intensive crops in Gorenjska. During this time, we also planted the first apple plantations. Since then, fruit growing has inspired us, and we are expanding and improving the plantations. Part of the plantations are covered with a net against the hail. In order to preserve the harvest, we also have cold stores with a capacity of keeping 130 tons. We sell apples and other products at home as well as to local fruit merchants.
We also try to grow other fruit species that thrive perfectly in Gorenjska region, because of the special climate and soil. They pamper us with a divine taste and a special aroma.
Fruit growing farm Pr 'Jernejc is included in the Rural Development Program:


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Cape Island Glass Scented Candle
Cape Island candles are hand poured in South Africa, using a soy wax blend and fine perfume oils imported from the Grasse region of France. The elegant Cape Island glass cup can be rinsed and recycled once the candle is done.
Approximate burning time: 35 hours


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What is the fall armyworm and why should we worry?
The fall army worm is (was) native to the Americas shifting between North and South America based on weather. A corn shipment (most likely) across Atlantic transported the worm to the African continent. After reaching Africa in 2016 there has been no stopping the worm. It has taken a liking to the warmer climates. The worm took the land route across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia into South East Asia and China. It is now a global conqueror.
The worm has devastated crops in over 50 countries:
It was first detected in India in early 2018 and has destroyed maize crops in many states. Many of the maize farmers in India are small, rain-dependent croppers who get one shot for agricultural income every year.


As many of you know, I've been at Yale virtually non-stop since 2007, when I came here as an undergraduate, staying through graduation and several jobs. Now, after winning the MBA admissions lottery, I will be leaving this fall to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
At Stanford, I will be studying for two years at the best MBA program in the world, while living in one of the most athletics-friendly places, too. And since I will be eligible for collegiate triathlon races, I intend to shake things up in the college scene and make the best of my time there. The business school is right next to many of the athletics facilities in the heart of campus.
I will be sad to leave the Yale and triathlon communities here in New Haven that have given me everything I have, but excited to create new ones on the West Coast. Please get in touch if you are in the area!