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Tag Archives: anti-semitism
How to keep the Jehova’s Witnesses at bay
Remembering in how many countries the Jehova’s Witnesses have already visited me at home could almost make me paranoid: in Germany, England, Malta, Lithuania, Italy, Romania, Bolivia and Peru. In Sicily and in Romania they showed up within days after me moving in, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Religion, Travel
Tagged anti-semitism, christianity, Jehova's Witnesses, Jews
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A Walk around Iași
I only spent one day in Iași in the far east of Romania, which is the far east of Europe for most of my readers anyway, when I was on the way back from Moldova, even further east. But fear not, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, History, Holocaust, Language, Photography, Religion, Romania, Travel
Tagged anti-semitism, christianity, Iasi, Jews, Roma
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Random Thoughts (5)
When Donald Trump praises his pick for Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis, as “the closest thing to General George Patton we have”, does he refer to the mistreatment of soldiers or to Patton’s antisemitism? After my story about the Peruvian girl, … Continue reading
Why I don’t make friends on LinkedIn
People send me a friend request on LinkedIn; I give them a history lesson. (This was also published on my Medium account, which is way more interesting than LinkedIn.)
Anti-Semitism at Easter Procession in Malta
I have already reported about the Easter procession at the Maltese town of Dingli in the light of its publicly humiliating treatment of a child with Down Syndrome. But this was not the only scandal I witnessed that evening: the … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust, Malta, Photography, Politics, Religion
Tagged anti-semitism, Easter
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