Old Fortress Corfu Prison | 20221012

The Old Fortress of Corfu , Greece – here filmed 29 September 2022 – was used at the end of World War II by the Nazis to imprison the Jews of Corfu prior to their deportation from the island (Ref 1). Greek resistance fighter Manolis Glézos (Sep 1922 – Mar 2020) – who tore down the swastika from the Acropolis in May 1941 – was confined in a cellar there (Ref 2, 3). Last month, 28 September 2022, holocaust survivor Mr Simon Gronowski – escapee from the 20th prisoners’ train convoy to Auschwitz (Ref 4) – spoke in the European Parliament at the Centennial celebration of the birth of Manolis Glézos, on the resistance against fascism, nazism, imperialism and the daily fight for democracy (Ref 5, 6, 7) . Mr Simon Gronowski (born 12 oktober 1931 in Brussels) is celebrating today his 91th birthday … congrats … La vie est belle !
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REFS

1. The Jews Of Corfu – https://michelvanderburg.com/2022/03/10/the-jews-of-corfu/

2. Manolis Glezos – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manolis_Glezos

3. International Union of Students (1950). Students Fight for Freedom. International Union of Students. https://books.google.nl/books?id=GlAzAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=fortress

4. Documentary film “Transport XX to Auschwitz” https://michelvanderburg.com/2013/04/19/transport-xx-to-auschwitz/

5. The Left in the European Parliament – https://left.eu

6. Centennial celebration of the birth of Manolis Glezos , 28 September 2022 – The Left in the European Parliament – https://left.eu/events/centennial-celebration-of-the-birth-of-manolis-glezos/?fbclid=IwAR2LSoBGigaN8BJlM1l2UGr6Y3Wb5iN93x8LPij3bjfQmiyRHaqhuI-iNNQ

7. Simon Gronowski conference 28 September 2022 in the European Parliament , Brussels https://fb.watch/g6pL6eFcDN/ and https://www.facebook.com/Gronowski.S/videos/1210996646134703

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Review The Jews of Corfu

Production Still | The Jews of Corfu (2022) by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua. Currently screening at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – more in post The Jews Of Corfu | 20220310 – URL : https://michelvanderburg.com/2022/03/10/the-jews-of-corfu/

Review The Jews of Corfu

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 (2022) 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.

Review The Jews of Corfu | 20220314 | Michel van der Burg | Miracles•Media

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The Jews Of Corfu

Trailer | The Jews Of Corfu

Poster | 24th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

Premiere | Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

The Jews of Corfu a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica & Maria Boua | Greece Premiere @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival — March 10-20 , 2022

The Jews of Corfu | Link to festival & online screening in Greece (only in Greece) – https://www.filmfestival.gr/en/movie-tdf/movie/14310

Synopsis

Jews of Corfu: A population group that was an important part of the island, participated in the formation of its history, and contributed to the development of trade and economy. But the tragic events that befell them were added to the black pages of human history.

Poster | Jews of Corfu | Link facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/thejewsofcorfudoc

The Jews of Corfu a film by Mirjan Gjergjevica (direction, cinematography, editing, production) & Maria Boua (script, music, sound, production). Narration by Yannis Andriotis, with Zaharias Matathias • Linos Sousis • Nina Vital.

‘Helping this production was absolutely worth it …’ – Michel van der Burg 😉

The Jews Of Corfu | 20220310

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Monday , March 14, 2022 – Review ‘The Jews of Corfu ‘

Powerful documentary , 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.

by Michel van der Burg

License to Fly the European Sky

Ready for 2021 flying the European skies with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with this UAS operator license from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency – EASA – issued by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) today – the Proof of Completion of the Online Training for flying in the Open Category A1/A3 civil drones !
License to Fly the European Sky | 20201214 | Michel van der Burg | 1-memo•com

I am a European – Churchill

Europe 1 — Winston Churchill that sunny Sunday afternoon of 9 May 1948 on the Dam square in the heart of Amsterdam at the European rally “Europe 1” addressing the crowd with a “V” sign , saying :

“We hope to reach again a Europe … in which men will be proud to say, ‘I am a European’ …. a Europe where men of every country will think as much of being a European as of belonging to their native land, and that without losing any of their love and loyalty of their birthplace.
We hope wherever they go in this wide domain, to which we set no limits in the European Continent, they will truly feel “Here I am at home. I am a citizen of this country too”.

Film made using public domain footage offered by Beeld en Geluid via Open Images ( https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1152285 )

① memo 20190513 ~ I am a European – Churchill