‘Glorious, stirring sight!’ murmured Toad, never offering to move. ‘The poetry of motion! The real way to travel! The
only way to travel! Here to-day—in next week to-morrow!
Villages skipped, towns and cities jumped—always
somebody else’s horizon! O bliss! O poop-poop! O my! O
my!’*
Singing in the wind cycling on the willow lane in the Green Heart of Holland around noon, November 16, 2016.
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* From The Wind in the Willows (1908) by Kenneth Grahame. Charles Scribner’s Sons (New York). Wikisource, Oct 31, 2024.
First edition posted that day as a 1 minute film at 1-memo•com (20161116) via Vimeo.
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Geluidsopname ter Groote Synagoge • NIW 15 Nov 1935 • Miracles•Media • 20241025
Friday, 15 Nov 1935 • NIW (1)
“Sound recording at the Great Synagogue
The jubilee of the N.I.H.S., which has attracted interest in our community in many circles, has also attracted the attention of Polygoon, the well-known sound journalists. They wanted to record something specific of this jubilee and in honor of the jubilee on the sound film and insert it as part of the cinema newsreels this week. Chief cantor I. E. Maroko and the synagogue choir, led by his well-known conductor S. H. Englander, were prepared to perform a synagogue song. And so the recording took place last Wednesday evening in the Great Synagogue. When we came to take a look at the Synagogue, which was already decorated for the occasion, at 8 o’clock, all preparations had been made. A number of lamps, together 25,000 candles strong, provided sufficient lighting. The choir sang Psalm 118, while Mr. Maroko sang the solos. The recording, which was made under the direction of the popular Polygoon man Jo Levi, and in which Max Tak was present, will certainly attract the interest of the cinema-loving public and for those who do not regularly go to the cinemas, we can certainly recommend a visit this time.”
This NIW 1935 news (1) describes the ‘sound film’ was made Wednesday 13 Nov 1935 under the direction of Polygoon man Jo Levi. Below the ‘sound film’ and first part of my description, as posted Aug 20, 2019 (2).
November 1935, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the NIHS Jewish Community of Amsterdam (orthodox Ashkenazi congregation started 1635) the dutch film factory Polygoon brought this unique cinema sound newsreel of the Amsterdam Choir of the Great Synagogue led by choirmaster Samuel Henri (Sam) Englander, with a solo perfomance by chazzan (cantor) Izrael Eljasz Maroko in the Great Synagogue (inauguration building 1671) – now home to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam, Holland (2).
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1. Today I found this article on the Polygoon ‘sound recording’ (2) in the dutch weekly ‘Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad’ (Transl: New Israelite Weekly) of Friday, November 15, 1935. URL Delpher.nl (retrieved 20241025) .
Dutch transcript
Geluidsopname ter Groote Synagoge
Het jubileum der N.I.H.S., dat de belangstelling in vele kringen op onze gemeente heeft gevestigd, heeft ook de aandacht getrokken van Polygoon, de bekende geluidsjournalisten. Men wilde n.l. iets specifieks van dit jubileum en ter eere van het jubileum op de geluidsfilm vastleggen en dit deze week als onderdeel in de bioscoopjournaals inlasschen. Oppervoorzanger I. E. Maroko en het sjoelkoor, onder leiding van zijn bekenden dirigent S. H. Englander, werden bereid gevonden om een synagogaal gezang ten gehoore te brengen. En zoo vond Woensdagavond j.I. de opname plaats in de Groote Synagoge. Toen wij om 8 uur een kijkje kwamen nemen in de reeds in feesttooi gestoken Synagoge, waren alle toebereidselen getroffen. Een aantal lampen, tezamen 25.000 kaarsen sterk, zorgde voor voldoende belichting. Het koor zong Psalm 118, terwijl de heer Maroko de soli zong. De opname, welke onder leiding van den populairen Polygoonman Jo Levi geschiedde, werd vervaardigd en waarbij o.a. Max Tak tegenwoordig was, zal zeer zeker de belangstelling van het bioscoopminnend publiek trekken en zij, die niet geregeld in de cinema’s komen, kunnen wij ditmaal zeker een gang daarheen aanbevelen.
Seascape – 30 minutes at the hazy Alabaster Coast, Normandy, September 2024 .
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St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, July 1989 • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • 20241019_1 • TakeNode af426345-4fb3-48a3-8d5e-4368c56826aa
Venue of the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Anglo–Danish–Dutch Diabetes Group*, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.
The first international meeting were our new concept was presented, of pancreatic islet isolation in the University of Wisconsin Solution (UW-Solution or UWS) a solution designed recently for preservation of a donor pancreas during cold storage prior to transplantation.
Quote :
“…A few months ago, we adopted an entirely new approach to islet isolation. Recently a new cold storage organ preservation solution was developed at the University of Wisconsin, the UW solution, allowing long term, 24 to 72 h, cold storage of the canine pancreas. Since islet isolation is largely performed in the cold, we tested this preservation solution as the isolation medium throughout the isolation procedure. This slide shows that using the UW solution, purity has increased to over 90%…”
In addition our first successful pre-clinical transplant, we had performed the last month, was reported as breaking news at the end of the talk.
Quote :
“Three weeks ago we did our first autotransplantation of isolated islets from the whole gland by retrograde infusion into the spleen. The dog is doing fine: fasting glucose amounts to 5-6 mM and postprandial glucose between 6-8 mM ; postprandial insulin increases 6-7 fold. Thank you.”
St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1989, 7th Meeting ADDD Group • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • 20241019_2 • TakeNode ca40adf0-3b86-4ada-93a8-126c6768d420
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Seventh Annual Meeting Anglo Danish Dutch Diabetes Group • Michel van der Burg • Miracles•Media • 20241019_3 • TakeNode bffdea47-9464-4f7b-8299-ec299d41ca4d
* Group supported through the Nordisk UK Professional Programme.
Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Scherft JP, Terpstra JL, Frölich M, Guicherit OR, Lemkes HHPJ, Bruijn JA. The isolation of canine pancreatic islets for transplantation. Seventh Annual Meeting Anglo Danish Dutch Diabetes Group, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.
Van der Burg MPM, Gooszen HG, Guicherit OR, Jansen JBMJ, Frölich M, Lamers CBHW. The mechanism of pancreatic duct obliteration induced hyperglycemia. Seventh Annual Meeting Anglo Danish Dutch Diabetes Group, Oxford (UK) July 5–9, 1989.
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Sinclair’s ZX81 computer (1KB on-board memory , with a 64K memory expansion module inserted at the back) – my first PC – that I started using from 1983 for automation of work in our experimental pancreas and islet transplantation research project – for creating (‘coding’) and using the entire suit of apps, needed for the raw data processing and the (statistical and pharmacokinetic) analysis.
The hardware set-up included a TV (B/W) as monitor, (mono audio) tape recorder for data storage (apps), and a small thermal printer.
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October 15, 2024 — Watch free online the full documentary “The Jews of Corfu” – a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua (1) .
Documentary “The Jews of Corfu” – a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua
The Jews of Corfu – Review
The Jews of Corfu – a population group that was an important part of the island, contributed to the formation of its history. But the tragic events that befell them were added to the black page of human history. The film The Jews of Corfu (2021) is a powerful documentary by Mirjan Gjergjevica (direction, cinematography, editing, production) & Maria Boua (script, music, sound, production) with narration by Yannis Andriotis and stories told by Zaharias Matathias • Linos Sousis • Nina Vital. Powerful — both visually and the sound — filmed in an innovative way, combining ambient sound and stories told outdoors with the Mediterranean background, in public spaces, the streets, and Corfu synagogue – with an excellent film score – that is especially impressive how it manages to accompany the viewer in scenes of holocaust atrocities. The history of the Corfiot Jews – a mixture of Pugliese (from south Italy) and Romaniote (from Greece) is told in vivid detail from the Middle Ages to today. I watched this fast paced film twice, last premiere weekend, to fully grasp the whole picture ~ Michel van der Burg – Monday , March 14, 2022 (2).
Film festivals & education & online
The free public release of the film was announced last Saturday (Oct 12, 2024) by filmmaker Mirjan Gjergjevica (3) :
“It is with great pleasure and honor that we present to public our documentary, The Jews of Corfu. This work has been screened in many festivals around the world, from America to Australia, and has been lovingly embraced by schools and universities. Now, we are happy to share this freely with you all. I warmly thank all the main contributors who contributed to the realization of this documentary: Maria Boua, Christiana Latsa, Yiannis Andriotis, Anthi Kyrtsoglou, Giorgos Zumbos and all those who helped directly or indirectly. We hope this documentary continues to convey its message to even more people and be a way to learn about the history of the Jews of Corfu.”
Mirjan added in an update Oct 13, 2024 :
“We would like to clarify that the present publication of the documentary is not related to the recent war events that are taking place. We condemn all forms of violence and conflict, and we strongly advocate peace and reconciliation among the peoples. “
Miracles•Media • 20241011_1 • Harzburger Front founding field service with preacher Bruno Doehring on the Kaltental-Wiese (meadow) in Bad Harzburg, October 11, 1931.
Founding of the ‘Harzburger Front’ in Bad Harzburg, October 11, 1931 – an alliance between right-wing, nationalist, conservative elements and Hitler, to attempt to topple the Weimar government of chancellor Heinrich Brüning. The field service on the Kaltental-Wiese (meadow) in Bad Harzburg, with the Berlin Protestant preacher Bruno Doehring, on the platform (pulpit).
Miracles•Media • 20241011 2 • Nazi Party at the founding of the ‘Harzburger Front’ in Bad Harzburg, October 11, 1931. Bundesarchiv image 102 02134 • CC BY SA 3.0
The Nazi Party delegation during the field service on the Kaltental-Wiese (meadow) in Bad Harzburg. First row , left to right: Gerret Korsemann (SA-leader), Heinrich Himmler (SS Chief), Ernst Röhm (SA Chief), Franz Ritter von Hörauf, Hermann Göring (Reichsmarschall, Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Prime Minister of Prussia), Bernhard Rust (Prussian Minister of Culture).
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