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“Occupied”

Occupy is a word that conjures up images of tents and protests as in “Occupy Wall Street” that popped on the screen a few years ago. So the viewer brings some baggage to this show.  Is occupy and positive or … Continue reading

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“Occupied”

Last night we discovered this TV show on  Netflix. It is filmed in Norwegian  with subtitles  in English. This Scandinavian film  market must be slowly opening up after the success of  the  Swedish/American film “The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.” … Continue reading

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Ditches

I can not get these images out of my mind since seeing them several weeks ago. This is a ditch dug on the Ukrainian  border to help keep  the Soviet troops out.  Here are tanks of the Russians that are … Continue reading

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The Real, Astonishing Tale of Hanukkah

One of my class  celebrations each December was Hanukkah, another festival of lights (beside Diwali).  Hanukkah is an ancient Hebrew Festival.  I always try to do some research on my posts to ensure that it is not just my opinion … Continue reading

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