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Upcoming Event: Lecture Jews and Aborigines at Maltz Museum

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

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

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

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 →

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Book Event at Appletree Books

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

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 →

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Lecture: Jewish Renaissance in Sicily and Sardinia

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

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 →

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New Ad for The Dao of Being Jewish Book

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Free Photography Exhibit at Appletree Books

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

Internationally-published photographer Alex Shaland has a life-long passion for travel. Together with his wife, travel writer Irene Shaland, they have explored close to 70 countries. His photographs have appeared in more than twenty magazines published in the USA, Canada, UK, … Continue reading →

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The “Jewish Question” in Vienna (excerpt from The Dao of Being Jewish and Other Stories)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

Don’t look for the Steinedererinnerung in your guidebook: the murdered Jews of Austria have neither a Rick Steves nor a Frommer. And Vienna, basking in its Baroque and Art Nouveau splendor, would rather have you waltzing from Schonbrunn palace to … Continue reading →

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Lecture Erika Bourguignon at Artists Archives

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve is proud to announce its program: The Woman Behind the Artist- The Many Lives of Erika Bourguignon a presentation by Irene Shaland. Wednesday, August 17 at 6:30 PM Address:  Artists Archives of the … Continue reading →

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Lecture: Many Lives of Erika Bourguignon

Posted on July 12, 2016 by

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve presents: The Woman Behind the Artist- The Many Lives of Erika Bourguignon Lecture presented by internationally published art and travel writer IRENE SHALAND WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH 6:30-8:00 PM      An internationally-published art and travel writer, … Continue reading →

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Irene Shaland’s Book Available at Barnes and Noble

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

Irene Shaland’s latest book “The Dao of Being Jewish and Other Stories” is now available at Barnes & Noble. Go to Barnes & Noble online Store. In “The Dao of Being Jewish and Other Stories” Irene Shaland presents a collective Jewish … Continue reading →

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