Veronika Wild

  Easter Greetings -Thank you for this image Couleur from Pixabay I am not religious, but this Easter I am praying for a miracle – several in fact. The resurrection of common decency An end to all those useless wars The rise of Politicians with integrity and honesty, who will put the welfare of the people before greed and personal ambition  And an end to the war on science and knowledge A genuine desire to heal the world and protect nature I ask you all to pray with me and vote accordingly -Amen Perhaps I should also wish you lots of Eggs! PS: It's taking me an awfully long time to bring you the next episode of the Migration story. I'm up to 23 pages and still not done - a lot has happened since WW II, and I am trying to condense it somehow, so a bit more of the Central Plateau (Tas) next and then I hope I will have something postable       

  This is the International Friendship Wall set in a little park under one of our government buildings- I couldn't count all the commemorative stones here. In the front is an Aboriginal Artwork entitled "Reaching Out" It symbolises the roots and branches of migration spreading out and how the one sky unites us all       The Early C20th JEWISH MIGRATION Jewish people had been arriving in Australia since convict times with 800 of them being transported here between 1788 and 1868. One Judah Solomon who was transported to Tasmania served his time and became a successful businessman. By 1845 he had already built a synagogue in Hobart. Others arrived of their own volition and settled mostly around cities such as Melbourne and Sydney. Some also joined the Gold Rush, often setting up stores to supply miners.   Towards the end of the century, a combination of widespread poverty in Europe, persecution and progroms in places such as Russia and Poland, prompted o...