Tzaddik's Grave Vandalized in Poland

The tomb of the great early Hasidic Master Elimelekh in Lezajsk, Poland, one of the major sites of Jewish pilgrimage in Poland, was vandalized the night of March 4-5, just two weeks before the anniversary of his death in 1788. Vandals scrawled anti-Semitic slogans and a big swastika on the building protecting the grave site in the Lezajsk Jewish cemetery. Police are investigating.

See a picture here: http://fodz.pl/?d=2&id=538&l=en

Video Interview with me

Here's a link to a half-hour  video interview with me that appeared on a Jewish genealogy TV show near Washington DC in February.

If I can, I'll upload the whole video....

Tangkak, Muar - Johor.

Tangkak located about 30km away at the North of Muar Town. This town is famous with fabric shop, you will notice many fabric shops along the main road of Tangkak. And also famous of the Tangkak Beef Noodle (Kwang Fei Restaurant) N2°15.935' E102°32.402'
I just like to eat the Roti Canai in one of the Nasi Kandar Restaurant located along the Main Road of Tangkak.
Some photos of the main road of Tangkak.

Tang-lungs (Lanterns) hanging through the streets

I visited one of the "2 dollars" shop and accidentally saw this !! They took Jacky Chan photo for the shocks advertisement! Oh! My goodness!

The situation that day (6th day of CNY 2008) at the Tangkak Toll Plaza was bad!

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Brno's Villa Tugendhat closing in June for repairs

The Villa Tugendhat in Brno, a masterpiece of modernist design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, will close at the beginning of June for much-needed restoration work that will last from  two to four years -- so see it while you can! 

The villa, listed since 2001 as a UNESCO site of world heritage, was built in 1929-1930 for a Jewish couple, Fritz and Greta Tugendhat, who managed to leave Czechoslovakia in 1938.

New Web Site for Jewish Heritage Travel in Romania/Hungary

There's a new web site for a company in Bucharest organizing Jewish heritage tours to Romania and Hungary. The site provides several good itineraries, as well as pictures.

Here's the link: www.jewishtourseurope.com

You can see photo galleries of Romania Jewish sites on my web site

Interview with me in The Forward

The Forward ran a Q and A interview with me on Feb. 6. In it, I discuss researching "national Geographic Jewish Heritage Travel" and the dramatic changes I found in the conditions of and attitudes toward Jewish heritage sites in the region since the first edition of the book came out in 1992.

Here's the link:

www.forward.com/articles/12617/

Restaurant Double Lim (Assam Fish), Muar. (CNY 2008 Trips)

Assam fish is the famous food from Batu Pahat and Muar. Between this 2 towns, I mostly visit Muar. So during CNY 2008, I found another restaurant selling this famous food located along the road from Muar to B. Pahat. This shop was recommended by my friend (John Lim) who is familiar with foods around Muar area.

We took about 30 minutes to find this shop and luckily not so many customer during that moment (2:30pm).

Restaurant Double Lim just sit opposite of one Chinese temple.....
N2°02.194' E102°33.746'

My brother in-law order all the dishes and they serve it in 15 minutes! That's really fast!

The order :
* The Assam Fish Head
* Sambal prawn
* Sambal Sotong (Squid)
* Baked fish
* Vegetables





The taste of the assam was Good and so the others......
The damage was : MYR97.00 with drinks for 4 adults & 2 children.

We are satisfied with the foods and their services.


View Larger Map - Map of Double Lim Restaurant, Muar.

Related post :-
* Foods of Bukit Gambir, Muar Johor.
* Leng Kee Bak Kut Teh, Muar, Johor
* Salty Shrimp at Panchor, Muar - Johor.
* Merlin Restaurant (Assam Fish) at Muar, Johor.

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