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By Wikipedia 
Franz Joseph I (-German, I. Ferenc József in Hungarian, in English Francis Joseph I, see the name in other languages; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was as Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1848 until 1916. Articles about Franz Joseph I of Austria
Aug 27, 2010
Been There: A forgotten time
By GIL ZOHAR
To most people, World War I Palestine is an obscure subject recalled – if at all – by Rehov Allenby in Tel Aviv, itself commemorating the British…
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Jul 25, 2010
Italy's enchanting Lake Garda
By LEORA EREN FRUCHT
LAKE GARDA, Italy – Leaning on the railing of the ferryboat, bobbing along the clear blue water past towering mountains and medieval castles, it’s…
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Apr 16, 2010
Hope springs eternal
By ILAN EVYATAR
Did Mozart play “Hatikva”? Was our national anthem stolen from Bedrich Smetana or did the Czech composer borrow the melody from a 600-year-old…
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Jul 18, 2009
The shul that survived Eichman's 'Final Solution' and made a comeback
By RON FEINBERG, Special to The Jerusalem Post, BUDAPEST
The Dohany Street Synagogue, one of the top tourist attractions in the Hungarian capital, is minutes away from the heart of the city, a comfortable…
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May 13, 2009
Analysis: The German media see the past, not the future
By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL, jerusalem post correspondent in BERLIN
The extradition of suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany on Tuesday took place against the backdrop of Pope Benedict XVI's visit…
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May 7, 2009
Farther Afield: The little squares tell the story
By daniellla ashkenazy
A classic Yiddish joke tells of a Frenchman, an Englishman and a Jew who were asked to write essays on the elephant. The Englishman focused on…
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Apr 30, 2009
The little squares tell the story
By DANIELLA ASHKENAZY
A classic Yiddish joke tells of a Frenchman, an Englishman and a Jew who were asked to write essays on the elephant. The Englishman focused on…
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Apr 16, 2009
Making an imprint
By BATSHEVA POMERANTZ
When Rabbi Israel Bak, a Ruzhiner Hassid whose name is an acronym for "Bnei Kodesh" (children of holiness), set up a print shop in Safed in 1832, he…
Jan 24, 2009
Putting his house in order
By Peggy Cidor
When he was 18 years old, Shmuel Yosef Halevi Czaczkes, later better known as S.Y. (Shai) Agnon, wrote a poem and showed it to his father, expecting…
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Dec 11, 2008
World of the Sages: In the presence of the king
By Levi Cooper
When Sholom Aleichem's Leibish asks the rabbi of the Russian shtetl Anatevka: "Is there a proper blessing... for the tsar?" The rabbi could have…
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Aug 18, 2008
Tunnel Horror (Extract)
By Reuven Rosenfelder
Extract from an article in Issue 10, September 1, 2008 of The Jerusalem Report. To subscribe to The Jerusalem Report click here. Planning a summer…
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Feb 7, 2008
Images of devotion
By Meir Ronnen
A remarkable selection of 52 Romanian folk icons from Transylvania now at the Jerusalem Artists House is both a curiosity and a delight. Made by…
Sep 14, 2006
A slice of life
By gil zohar
Tucked away behind a locked gate deep in the heart of the Old City's Muslim Quarter lies an oasis of gemutlichkeit (congeniality), apple strudel and…
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Nov 11, 2005
A history remembered
By DANIELLE MAX
In 1937, Berlin-born Henry Ries attempted to immigrate to America. But there were technical problems with his papers, and the US immigration…
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