Yoko Morikawa and the Japanese Schindler
I have just spent the month of May in Japan. Our youngest son Benjamin had won a two-year fellowship to work in Hiroshima and my husband...
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- May 7
Celebrating Two Decades
It's already 20 years. In 2003, seven families decided to set up a new synagogue in Brussels, one catering to the international...
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- Apr 7
Voting for Volunteers
Volunteers founded the IJC two decades ago. A group of seven families, including mine, gathered together and vowed to begin holding...
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- Jan 9
A New Year in Sefarad
Over the holidays, I visited Cordoba in Spain. At the Casa Sefarad museum, the region’s rich Jewish past came alive. Although there’s...
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- Dec 6, 2022
Liberal Judaism’s Deep Belgian Roots
On a recent rainy and cold Sunday, I joined a group of IJCers for a guided tour of the Dieweg Cemetery. This 19th-century cemetery,...
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- Nov 2, 2022
Dancing with Torahs
After the solemn High Holy Days, we have celebrated more joyous holidays - and some of them with drams of whiskey. Our annual Sukkot and...
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- Oct 4, 2022
Revving Up For a New Take-off
It's almost 20 years since the IJC was launched. Back in 2003, seven families -including mine - set out to create an English-speaking...
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- Aug 28, 2022
An Eventful Summer Break
During this scorching summer, I hope most of us were able to head off on holiday. I have spent most of my time in my native Finland,...
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- Jul 10, 2022
Optimistic about our Future
It’s AGM - Annual General Meeting - time. On June 12 we will meet at the synagogue and discuss how we have fared over the past 12 months...
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