Monthly Archives: December 2012

South Africa Dualities

Posted on December 27, 2012 by admin

Mr.  Mutenda and I The utmost highs and lows, made this article one of the hardest to write. South Africa is arguably the most orthodox Jewish place on earth, located in a place that probably has the biggest rift between … Continue reading →

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Get Meshuggah for my Coaffee

Posted on December 27, 2012 by admin

Meshuggah Shack free drink card!     I had just come back and two days later I was invited to Pecha Kucha, an event where people in the design and architecture community present their work in twenty slides with twenty seconds … Continue reading →

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Three Legends

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

I got an email today from my first grade classmate about three legends. 1.  During WWII, Jews in Germany threw down money and bought a ship to go to America. They asked American consul to give them visas and he … Continue reading →

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Opinion: A Worm in an Apple

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

It doesn’t matter how red the apple on the outside, how succulent and crisp inside, or how it glows  perched on a branch. it only takes one worm to toss the apple out Like the worm in the apple, so … Continue reading →

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Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai to Kolkata

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

A compact but accommodating man, Ezekiel Melakar of the New Delhi Synagogue near the bazaar subway station picked up the phone.    “Hello! This is Sam, the Jewish guy” I said, “Can I come see the synagogue today?” He agreed to meet … Continue reading →

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