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In Memoriam Kazimierz “Kaz” Wiacek
Kazimierz Wiacek, a Polish veteran who participated in the Liberation of Belgium in 1944, passed away on September 9, 2010. He fell victim to the West Nile virus at the age of 95. The article below appeared in our paper a year ago and elicited many reader reactions. Our country has not forgotten the valiant Poles. Rest in Peace, Kaz. You earned it.
By Elisabeth Khan
“You really look like a Belgian lady!” Kazimierz Wiacek, “Kaz” to his American friends, greets me as I walk into his Roseville …
Uit de Oude Doos »
By ROBERT FOSSEZ
Ik herinner mij nog als de dag van gisteren hoe ik op een zonnige lentemorgen Het Nieuwsblad opende in ons ouderlijk huis in Roeselare en mijn oog op een kort bericht viel (een “annonce” zoals ze dat in de Westhoek noemen). Met de nieuwsgierigheid van mijn jeugdige jaren las ik: “Overleden in Parijs op 12 december 1952: Fakir Birman (alias Charles Fossez). De familie zoekt dringend naar aanverwanten in Frankrijk en in België.” En dan volgde een telefoonnummer, blijkbaar in Parijs. Fier als een gieter bracht ik de …
Paula's Place »
By PAULA MARCKX
When I went to meet Boogie Boy, a phenomenon in the current music world, I wasn’t prepared to receive a crash course in Jewish history. In half an hour, I learned all about Ashkenazim (Jews originating from Eastern Europe), Sephardim (with customs and traditions originating in the Iberian Peninsula) and Klezmer, the musical tradition of the Ashkenazim as played by professional musicians at weddings and celebrations. Boogie Boy, also known as Paul Ambach, talks about his Jewish roots (he is the proud son of an Ashkenazi father and …
Flanders Fields, The Good Life »
Not an April Fools’ prank, but joyful news for Metro Detroit: Dick Julian, owner of the Julian Brothers Bakery, a hidden gem tucked away in a nondescript strip mall off Rochester Road near 14 Mile, has been turning out a couple dozen of the delicacies – all but indistinguishable from the Belgian original – on an almost daily basis for several weeks now. (The extra touch is the almond on top, giving the American customer a clue as to the flavor of the pastry).
As the name “mattentaart” is protected in …
