Art and Architecture, mainly

Evelyn Dunbar was born in Reading (1906-1960), daughter of tailor William and amateur artist Florence. Evelyn had been employed since Apri...

Before 1876, communication over distance was often by telegraphy. The General Post Office/GPO , governmental till 1969, had the monopoly on ...

Thessaloniki was once the largest Jewish city in the world. Alexander the Great granted legal equality to Jews in 331 BC and this new free...

Rudolf II (1552-1612) was born in Vienna to Maximilian II and Maria of Austria , grandson of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Part of the ...

Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) was born in New York , son of a Jewish dad who was a high-school music teacher in the Austrian Empire and mum...