Monthly Archives: February 2011

Albert Kahn’s World

Posted on February 12, 2011 by admin

I have spent part of this weekend watching the first episodes of the BBC series The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn – http://www.albertkahn.co.uk/ which tells the story of an extraordinary character and of a collection of photographs that keep the … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Bar / Bat Mitzvah in America

Posted on February 11, 2011 by admin

Gazduiesc pe blog o noua contributie a prietenului si colaboratorului meu, doctorul Gica Manescu. ————- La New Rochelle plec de multa vreme, in fiecare an. Este un oras in Statul New York, la ceva mai mult de jumatate de ora, … Continue reading →

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Moshe Gershuni and other exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

A visit to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art allows nowadays to play not only a labyrinth orientation game around the building which will soon enjoy the opening of a new wing, but also visiting a few exhibitions that are … Continue reading →

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Gogol’s ‘Revizor’ at the Gesher Theater

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

Gogol’s Revizor (The Inspector General as translated in English here) is one of these few great plays in the universal theater repertoire that has the potential of becoming inflammatory and subversive material for any society in any time. The combination … Continue reading →

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Film: The King’s Speech (2010)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

Here is a film whose destiny is to gather a lot of statuettes on the Oscar night this year, and this may be one of its problems in my eyes. The combination between a personal drama doubled by a physical … Continue reading →

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Chihuly at the Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

Dale Chihuly’s special relation with Israel continues with a double event this year. After having brought his sets to the opera representation of Bluebird’s Castle at the Tel Aviv Opera he opened across the street at the Litvak Gallery a … Continue reading →

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