Interview with Liège artist HYER during the unveiling of the mural he created, together with S2J students, a tribute to Simon Gronowski, in the Garden of Remembrance of the S2J School Center (Centre Scolaire S2J) in Liège, Belgium, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Mural by HYER, Garden of Remembrance S2J, Liège, Belgium, May 17, 2025.
Unveiling of the street art mural created by HYER , depicting the story and credo of Simon Gronowski in the Garden of Remembrance of the S2J School Center (Centre Scolaire S2J) in Liège, Belgium, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
In front of the mural Simon Gronowski, and S2J teacher Philippe Renette speeching.
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Transport XX Expo Our World at War | Marc Michiels | Miracles•Media | 20240416
April 16, 2012, HaBoBIB, Boortmeerbeek, Belgium. Screening continuously of short film Transport XX – one minute loop edition – at the photo exhibition Our World at War, April 16 – May 31, 2012, HaBoBIB, Boortmeerbeek, Belgium | Photo : Marc Michiels (April 17, 2012) Citation info : Transport XX Expo Our World at War | Marc Michiels | Miracles•Media | 20240416 | TakeNode bea7683d-75bf-4346-92a6-6e5930e43d40
Ammerland | 2011 Transport XX ~ Composer Jacob de Haan ~ Performed by Koninklijke Fanfare Albert at the May 2011 commemoration of Transport XX in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium ~ Film : 20210507 | Michel van der Burg | 1-memo•com | Miracles•Media
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Marc Michiels has left us last Friday, April 30, 2021..
Expert author on the history of Transport XX and coordinator for many years of the annual commemorations in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium – here at the 7th commemoration in 1999.
Marc Michiels 1999 Transport XX | 20210503 | Michel van der Burg | Miracles•Media
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Speech mayor Michel Baert followed by the song ‘I am not at war’ performed by solidarity choir KONTRARIE at the 20th commemoration of Transport XX on 21 April 2013 in Boortmeerbeek, Belgium.
Theme this 20th commemoration : “In the track of Transport XX after 70 years”. Dutch: 20e herdenking – “In het spoor van Transport XX na 70 jaar”. Commemoration of the attack and escapes from Transport XX to Auschwitz.
The three young Brussels’ heroes Youra Livschitz , Robert Maistriau, and Jean Franklemon liberated 17 people during an attack on the cattle car train ‘Transport XX’ , the night of April 19th 1943 – crammed with 1631 Jewish passengers, heading for Auschwitz – over 200 others jumped and escaped that night in Belgium too.
Transport XX Track 1943-2013 ~ Speech : Michel Baert | Mayor Boortmeerbeek ~ Music : I am not at war | KONTRARIE | kontrarie.be | Words and Music by Luka Bloom | Music Adaptation by Luc Wynants, conductor KONTRARIE ~ Film : 20210421 | Michel van der Burg | Miracles•Media
Crash .
We had a strange encounter on the dutch Wadden Sea island Terschelling, that very same – long – moment of the crash of the Malaysian MH17 plane with 300 people 15.20 dutch time (CEST) July 17, 2014.
Encounter ~
We were unaware of the MH17 crashing at that very moment far away in Ukraine , while my wife and I – cycling on the dutch island Terschelling – had that strange accidental encounter at the crossing of winding bicycle paths in the middle of the woods of West-Terschelling , where we came across family – our (grand)children – also touring there by bike.
Crash ~
The MH17 Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 777-200 plane crashed after being hit by a Russian-made Buk missile over Ukraine, near the Ukrainian- Russian border. All 298 occupants (including ~ 200 dutch) were killed.
Feathers on our path ~
Next , an hour later – the first picture I made were these feathers on our path at Terschelling.
Crash ~ Music : Europa by Yehezkel Raz | Artlist ~ Film : 20200718 Michel van der Burg | 1-memo.com | miracles.media
NOTE – additional explanation:
The confluence concerns 2 matters:
1) a completely unexpected meeting in the middle of the forest with family .. which in retrospect turns out to have taken place at the time of the crash (image of that meeting here in slow motion as a ‘strip’); and
2) the first photo I took shortly thereafter – of bird feathers on the ground – could in retrospect symbolize a crash …
