Monthly Archives: February 2011

An Oscar for ‘Stangers No More’

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

The Oscar goes to … ‘Strangers No More’ for the Best Documentary Short Subject – a film about a very special school in Tel Aviv, a school that gathers children from 48 countries whose parents are foreign workers in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Carte: Jean Velicy – Dincolo de paduri, Ardealul…

Posted on February 27, 2011 by admin

Una dintre placerile mele marturisite este de a-mi ghida prietenii in cele doua spatii pe care le consider ale mele, de a-i introduce in istoria si prezentul, realitatile fizice si cele spirituale ale tarii in care m-am nascut si ale … Continue reading →

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Un spectacol de teatru bucurestean in Israel

Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin

Infiintat in 2007 Teatrul ‘Metropolis’ din Bucuresti este o aparitie recenta in viata teatrala bucuresteana. Nu am ajuns inca sa vad niciun spectacol la sediul lor din strada Eminescu din Bucuresti, dar pe Web site-ul http://www.teatrulmetropolis.ro/ se poate citi ca … Continue reading →

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Jazz Manouche: Florin Niculescu

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin

I have first heard and seen Florin Niculescu in the concerts dedicated to the memory of Stephane Grapelli and then Django Reinhardt whose centenaries where celebrated in 2008 and 2010. Florin is considered to be their follower and this is … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu: Cum devenisem milionar

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin

O noua contributie a prietenului meu Gica Manescu – un fragment de amintiri si note de calatorie inedite —————- Titlul nu se refera la anul 1947,  in Romania, cand eram cu totii milonarii saraci. Se refera la Turcia de acum … Continue reading →

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Book: Steve Berry – The Romanov Prophecy

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

From time to time I am getting back to the kind of books that I loved to read when I was a kid and a teenager, and actually I never stopped loving them. Action books with historic background or even … Continue reading →

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Moliere’s ‘Don Juan’ at the Gesher Theatre

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

I have seen last Saturday the most recent play brought to stage at the Gesher Theater in Jaffo – Moliere’s Don Juan under the direction of the Bulgarian guest director Alexander Morfov.  Although it does not reach the peak levels … Continue reading →

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Film: True Grit (Coen Brothers – 2010)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin

For once the Coen brothers played it according to all the rules of commercial cinema, and no wonder they did it as the producer of True Grit is no other than Steven Spielberg. The film went out in time for … Continue reading →

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Zellenberg Gewurtztraminer from Marc Tempe

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

I discovered a splendid wine and I would like to share the news with you. After the Litvak Gallery and the Orna Ben Ami art exhibition I wrote about we entered to have lunch at Toto – considered to be … Continue reading →

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Exhibition – Orna Ben Ami

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

In the hallway of the building which hosts the Litvak Gallery part of the space is used for other exhibitions which can be seen as introducing the visitor into the art shows atmosphere. These are free, so even if you … Continue reading →

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