Coffee Break

Our Portuguese Roots

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August 13th 2010
Our Portuguese roots: Yesterday morning, Fran and I walked to the Portuguese Synagogue. The 400 year old synagogue was designed by a famous Amsterdam architect (Goyim) but inside it’s all Mishpocha, if you know what I mean. The Portuguese Jews left, guess where. . . . right, France, during the 17th century when the Arabs and Christians made life not so much fun on the Iberian peninsula. The ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more