Tag Archives: Germany

a christmas special, bombing and babies

Posted on December 21, 2023 by jonathan trustram

I have had to hunt for this image from a photograph I took in 2012 in a gallery in Siena. Years ago I copied/uploaded it from my computer onto Photobox and used prints from their site make christmas cards. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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more on Germany and the war

Posted on December 18, 2016 by jonathan trustram

(see also remembering and forgetting, the bombing of Dresden Victor Klemperer tells the story of a woman who worked alongside him in the factory – but first I should explain that the handful of Jews who remained in Dresden were not … Continue reading →

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more on Dresden

Posted on December 18, 2016 by jonathan trustram

I left off in the Gemalde Gallerie.   It’s not crowded. It’s not too big. Like the city, it’s full of surprises. Here’s the rest of the painting by Cranach which includes the man with the spectacular trousers, who seems … Continue reading →

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back on familiar ground

Posted on November 9, 2016 by jonathan trustram

see also remembering and forgetting, the bombing of Dresden I was soon back home on familiar ground, where the obligation to remember certain things in certain ways grows ever stronger. Mrs May is outraged that the England football team is not … Continue reading →

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2 days in Dresden, some photos

Posted on October 30, 2016 by jonathan trustram

I took the train from Berlin to Dresden. Hamburg to Budapest, Hungarian carriages, an important strategic route. At Dresden Hauptbahnhof there is a model railway. If you put a coin in each of the four slots you can have four … Continue reading →

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photos from Germany (hear the truth whoever speaks it)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by jonathan trustram

The Jewish college opposite the Jewish museum in Berlin. The quotation is from Maimonides, the Jewish philosopher whose fairly harmonious life in Muslim Andalucia has become a model for our times: The people of Berlin recently voted in a referendum … Continue reading →

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remembering and forgetting, the bombing of Dresden

Posted on October 23, 2016 by jonathan trustram

‘I had to leave there in a hurry       I only saw what they let me see’ Bob Dylan, Trying to Get to Heaven (before they close the door) It depends where and when you begin. 1940, shortly before … Continue reading →

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still remembering the Somme

Posted on August 22, 2016 by jonathan trustram

They began their commemorations early in Bushmills. I took this photo in 2012: In the Gates of Death, rejoice! We see and hold the good – bear witness, Earth, we have made our choice with freedom’s brotherhood! 60,000 died on … Continue reading →

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january 22 (2012?)

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jonathan trustram

Tuesday. It snowed a lot on sunday, after friday’s snow had half melted and the streets and pavements were dark and dirty, and it’s still here, still white, though it mostly dripped off the branches in yesterday’s brief sun. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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In gratitude to the people of Great Britain….

Posted on May 27, 2012 by jonathan trustram

In gratitude to the people of Great Britain....

The sculpture makes you aware of the extraordinary self absorption of those who sit or lean or put their bags and rubbish on it. And there are now four big wheelie bins along side.

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