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A Cologne Tram Surprise

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A Cologne Tram Surprise
Posted by daveklepper on Saturday, October 24, 2020 5:33 PM

Cologne, Germany’s transit system attached Star of David stickers and the Hebrew “shalom” on a tram on one of its busiest routes on Wednesday, for advance celebration for next year's anniversary of 1,700 years of Jewish life in Germany, which was recorded in year 321.  The initiative came from Association 321, as "a sign against anti-Semitism and against racism,”  (Twitter)

Rewritten from material from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A photo from the transit system:

A tram featuring Star of David stickers pulls up to a halt in Cologne, Germany, Oct. 21, 2020. (Courtesy of Synagogue Community Cologne via JTA)

 

 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Saturday, October 24, 2020 6:22 PM

Isn't that something?  Looks like they went beyond just putting stickers on the train!

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Sunday, October 25, 2020 9:53 AM

Very nice!   Shalomchen to you,  too! 

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Posted by daveklepper on Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:55 PM

Todah, Shukhran, Danke-shon, Merci, Thank you  very very much!   (Spozibah?)

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:50 AM

Bitte sehr.  BTW,  the spelling is danke schön (schoen).

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, November 1, 2020 11:00 AM

I'll crrect it.

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Posted by Overmod on Sunday, November 1, 2020 12:50 PM

daveklepper
(Spozibah?)

Spasibo.

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