Jul. 7, 2008 - Poles revive Jewish culture in Krakow - Feature |
Krakow,Poland - Benzion Miller, the son of concentration camp survivors, sings a prayer in memory of Krakow's Jews near the spot of his own family's painful history. The melody fills a square near the city's old Jewish district, three kilometres from the area of former Nazi death camps. Rows of empty, metal chairs line the square to symbolize the discarded furniture left behind by ghetto Jews before they were taken to Auschwitz. Miller's arms stretch out in disbelief as he sings, and his eyebrows squeeze together as if asking, "why?"Miller knows he's singing to "deaf ears" at the city's annual Jewish Culture Festival, because the largely Polish crowd doesn't understand Yiddish, but he says music has a way of getting through to convey his message of nostalgia and regret. The Brooklyn-based cantor says Poles attend the festival because they long to connect with the past, when Kazimierz was a vibrant Jewish district that boasted seven synagogues and Jewish culture inspired Polish artists ...
Originally from: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/217323,poles-revive-jewish-culture-in-krakow--feature.html |
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Jul. 7, 2008 - Baby Love for Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman |
His baby with wife Nicole Kidman is due in less than a month and Keith Urban is more than ready. "The thing that excites me most about being a dad is... the whole experience, everything," Keith, 40 told the entertainment magazine "In Touch Weekly" at the CMA Musical Festival in Nashville, Tenn., where he surprised fans with an unannounced performance on June 6. After two years of marriage, the dad to be is still crazy about Nicole, 41, who is due to give birth in July. I feel complete when Nicole is with me," he says. "When I'm performing and she's there, it is the greatest feeling in the world!" The couple will welcome their child into an extended family that includes Nicole's two children with her ex-husband, Tom Cruise: Isabella, 15, and connor, 13. "Family is very important to me," Keith added.***How much in love is this sweet Aussie couple? A recent photo showed the pair looking incredibly in love with a very sweet kiss and PDA.&nbs...
Originally from: http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272621035.shtml | |