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Author Archives: shaland
Lecture at Maltz Museum: Jewish Story through 500 Years of Cuban History
Cost: $12 general; $6 Maltz Museum members. Limited seating. Call 216.593.0575 to register. The Cuban Jewish story reflects a struggle for survival through assimilation and acculturation. It is also based on a narrative depicting not a single community but rather … Continue reading
Posted in Cuba, General, History, Jewish Story, Lecture
Tagged cuba, cuban arts, cuban history, Fidel Castro, jewish, jewish traveler
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In Search of a Jewish Story in China Lecture Presented at MJHNYC
The China Institute and Museum of Jewish Heritage, both of New York, celebrate the Chinese New Year with the Jewish Stories of China Irene Shaland was invited to present her popular lecture “In Search of a Jewish Story in China” … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Broadway, General, History, Lecture
Tagged China, Chinese history, history of the holocaust, Holocaust, jewish, jewish book, jewish traveler, travel china
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How to Enjoy Denmark: Suggestions from a Globe-Trotter
Choosing Your Hotel in Denmark Capital Copenhagen If you are going to take some one-day trips, you might want to stay, like we did, near the train station. I suggest a small gem of a hotel: Axel Guldsmeden. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, General, Scandinavia, Travel Tips
Tagged Axel Guldsmeden hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark, Glyptoteck, hotels, Kronberg, New Harbor in Copenhagen, Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Roskilde, Royal Palace in Copenhagen, scandinavia, Schonnemanns, Viking Ship Museum, Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde
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Free Lecture: Cuba: The Land, the People, the Arts
Irene Shaland Presents her Lecture, Cuba: the Land, the People, the Arts – 60 years after Castro’s Revolution at the AAWR on November 18 at 1 PM When: Saturday November 18th 2017 1:00 PM Where: AAWR 1834 East 123rd Street Cleveland OH 44106 … Continue reading
Posted in Cuba, General, Lecture, Travel Photography, Travel Tips
Tagged cuba, cuban arts, cuban history, cuban music, travel to cuba
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Exploring Thailand
Exploring Thailand away from the tourist crowds Bangkok Thai Theater To all theater lovers, I always recommend not to be missed “real” performance when in Bangkok, and by real I mean those that are shown to non-tourists, outside of buses … Continue reading
Irene Shaland’s Cuba article published by Mosaic magazine
Irene Shaland’s Cuba article The Island within an Island: The Cuban Jewish Story of Survival was published on August 22nd by the Sephardi Ideas Monthly, a magazine of the American Sephardic Federation and Center for Jewish History Research of New … Continue reading
Posted in General, Travel Photography, Travel Tips
Tagged cuba, cuban history, Fidel Castro, jewish, jewish traveler, travel
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Upcoming Event: Lecture Jews and Aborigines at Maltz Museum
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage presents Irene Shaland’s lecture: “Jews and Aborigines: Little-Known Stories from the Human Rights Struggle in Australia” Wednesday May 24th 7:00 PM Cost: $12 general; $6 Maltz Museum members. Limited seating. Call 216.593.0575 to register. In early … Continue reading
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Free Lecture May 7 New City Library
New City Library Presents Irene Shaland’s Lecture Stones Fill the Void: Visiting the Murdered Jews of Vienna Sunday May 7th 2:00 PM. Advance registrations required. Call 845.634.4997 to register. We will journey through 2,000 years of Jewish history in Austria and Vienna, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, General, History, Holocaust, Jewish Story
Tagged anti-semitism, antisemitism, Europe, Europe history, lecture, trip to Europe, Vienna, WWII
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Book Event at Appletree Books
Book Event Date and Time: Thursday March 30th 7:00 PM Book Event Location: Appletree Books 12419 Cedar at Fairmount Cleveland Hts. OH 44106 216.791.2665 Limited seating. Advance registrations strongly suggested. Call 216.791.2665 to register. An internationally-published Cleveland-based writer, Irene Shaland introduces … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Artists, Books, General
Tagged book, book event, bookstore, jewish book, new book
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Lecture: Jewish Renaissance in Sicily and Sardinia
The infamous 1492 Edict of Expulsion of the Jews forced close to 500,000 people into exile from Sicily. Many had to leave their home country where they lived for centuries, but still many, with nowhere to go, were pressured into … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, General, History, Italy, Jewish Story, Lecture
Tagged christian, christianity, christianity history, conversion, Italy, Jew, jewish, Jewish life, Sardinia, Sicily
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