Tag: Brussels

Vernissage ‘236’ Land(es)capes 20th convoy | 20230120


Photographer Jo Struyven presents a preview of his work last night , Thursday January 19th, 2023 at the vernissage of 236 — Land(es)capes from the 20th Convoy , an exhibition of works by Jo Struyven and Luc Tuymans in the Jewish Museum of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium, open from today for the public January 20 – August 14, 2023.

On April 19, 1943, the 20th transport left the Mechelen transit camp to deport 1,631 Jews to Auschwitz. Thanks to resistance actions, both inside and outside the wagons, 236 of these deportees managed to jump from the train that would lead them to destruction.

Photographer Jo Struyven revisits this unique act of resistance in Western Europe during the Nazi regime and shows us the landscapes in which this little-known story took place.

The vernissage was opened by Philippe Blondin, President of the Jewish Museum, and by Pierre-Yves Jeholet , Minister-President of the Government of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.

Follow-up post tomorrow 20230121.
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Brussels Buskers Bashin’ a Bass Balalaika | 20230119




Street musicians playing the accordion and bass balalaika, in the city center of Brussels, Belgium, February 2009. First edition published half-HD on Vimeo (20170209).
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Bass Balalaika Buskers Brussels | 20230118


Street musicians playing the accordion and contrabass balalaika, in the city center of Brussels, Belgium, February 2009.
License info : Cover song’s melody : Nattens Sang. Film : Bass Balalaika Buskers Brussels | 20230118 | Michel van der Burg | 1-memo•com | TakeNode 4f387a64-9ea0-45bb-9b94-29d9e9122256

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Marolles Mirrors | 20230117


Marolles Mirrors | 20230117 | Michel van der Burg | 1-memo•com | Reflection of the flea market “Vieux Marché” or dutch “Vossenmarkt” in the Marolles quarter of Brussels , Belgium , February 2009 | TakeNode 7046ac20-367f-4139-98fe-fcba1a018ef4

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Looking Glass | 20221029


Looking Glass – In a Brussels’ brasserie looking outside through the entrance doors at the Marolles flea market on the Place du Jeu de Balle square in the heart of the Marolles district of Brussels, Belgium, February 2009. Produced October 29, 2022 without sound for The One Minutes Collection. Here with ambient sound and music : Cafe de Philosophie by Kyle Preston , Artlist. Film license : Looking Glass | 20221029 | Michel van der Burg | Miracles.Media | @michelvanderburg | TakeNode ID: 3d1dd609-8cdf-4ca8-8ede-c411adb19e02

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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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Town Hall Jazz Simon Gronowski’s Orchestra | 20220904


Town Hall Jazz Simon Gronowski’s Orchestra | 20220904 | Michel van der Burg | Miracles•Media | Some Of These Days by Simon Gronowski and his Orchestra with André Ronsse (sax, clarinet) – René De Smaele (trumpet, vocals) – Jean-Luc Van Lommel (drum) – Bart De Nolf (double bass) and Simon Gronowski (piano) in concert at the Town Hall of Brussels, Belgium, April 30, 2015. Special thanks to Brussels’ alderman Alain Courtois – Service Seniors de la ville de Bruxelles | Dienst senioren van de Stad Brussel.
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