Monthly Archives: January 2011

Gica Manescu – Ferestre deschise spre lume

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

Am placerea de a publica un nou articol pe care mi l-a pus la dispozitie prietenul meu Gica Manescu. De data aceasta punctul de interes special este legat de aspectele aut0-biografice ale unui fel de relatie pe care Gica a … Continue reading →

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Theater: “Sheindale” at Beit-Lessin

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin

Sheindale is a remake performance of a play which more than twenty years ago opened a trend and created a genre in the Israeli theater – plays dedicated to the life and conflicts in the closed ultra-religious (haredi) society in … Continue reading →

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Film: Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky – 2010)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by admin

‘Black Swan’ is about art and obsession, is about sanity and madness, it’s about perfection and genius, all this described in the world which can be so mistakenly perceived of classical ballet. A world in which the spectator is supposed … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Ploaia

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

Cu mare placere preiau din nou pe blog cu permisiunea autorului contributia doctorului Gica Manescu pe o tema care este actual cel putin in gandurile tuturor israelienilor in aceasta perioada – Ploaia. ——————————- E timpul cand toata lumea israeliana o … Continue reading →

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Reader Notes: Yeshayahu Leibowitz – Israel and Judaism

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the best known thinkers and scientists in the history of Israel. He was also one of the most controversial ones, his outspoken and non-compromising opinions on a number of issues from the Israeli policy of … Continue reading →

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Theater: ‘Because It’s Us That You Have Chosen’ at HaBima

Posted on January 23, 2011 by admin

‘Ki Banu Baharta’ (‘Because It’s Us That You Have Chosen’) is the kind of a play that speaks mostly for Jewish audiences and probably only in Israel. It’s a strong drama about personal and family identity, but I doubt that … Continue reading →

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Film: The Book of Eli (Hughes brothers – 2009)

Posted on January 22, 2011 by admin

Post-apocalyptic movies are by no means unexplored territory. The Book of Eli has a very strong idea which gave it the premises to be different. To a large extent it failed. As 2012 happens to have been the previous film … Continue reading →

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21 ianuarie 1941-2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Se implinesc astazi 70 de ani de la izbucnirea rebeliunii legionare – faza finala si cea mai acuta a conflictului intre conducatorul statului roman intre anii 1940 si 1944 Ion Antonescu si miscarea legionara condusa de Horia Sima. In conflictul … Continue reading →

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Tu B’Shvat Sameah!

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

(video source Jewishfan100) Tu B’Shvat (or the 15th day of the month of Shvat) is a Jewish holiday also known as the new year of the trees. It is celebrated in Israel by planting trees, and this significance is stronger … Continue reading →

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‘Ernani’ at the Opera in Tel Aviv

Posted on January 16, 2011 by admin

‘Ernani’ is not one of the most popular operas of Verdi. Actually it us staged for the first time in Israel. Despite lacking any of the spectacular hit areas that made ‘Aida’ or’ ‘Rigoletto’ famous, it is a solid and … Continue reading →

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