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The Synagogue That Was

Posted on September 6, 2012 by admin

Here is an odd and sad story – the story of a place of worship, the story of a place that witnessed the history of a Jewish community and was the symbol, the place of gathering and the center of … Continue reading →

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Despite What Critics Say (Film: Unknown – Liam Neeson, 2011)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

I usually rely on the opinions of exquisite movie critics like Robert Ebert or James Berardinelli and it seldom or almost never happens to be in disagreement with one, not to speak both of them. Luckily I usually read critics … Continue reading →

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Film: HaMashgihim (a.k.a. God’s Neighbors) – Israel, 2012

Posted on September 2, 2012 by admin

The producers or the distributors decided to translate HaMashgihim with God’s Neighbors for the English distribution of this film. I have a hard time to understand their intention, but I agree that the translation is not easy, as The Supervisors … Continue reading →

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The Old Church in the Hills

Posted on September 1, 2012 by admin

  One of the discoveries in the recent vacation spent in Romania was an architectonic and historical jewel in the hills below the Carpathians, near Hunedoara. The road that descends South to the village of Densus (read Den-soosh) is picturesque … Continue reading →

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A Story of Two Lighthouses and One Monastery That Refuses to Die

Posted on August 30, 2012 by admin

As I am a passionate of lighthouses, one of my questions to the local folks during my vacation on the Danube was obviously ‘Are there any lighthouses on the Danube’. The answer was ‘no, not any longer, as today navigation … Continue reading →

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Carte: Mircea Cartarescu – ochiul caprui al dragostei noastre

Posted on August 29, 2012 by admin

Am sentimente impartite in legatura cu multitudinea de jurnale, pseudo-jurnale si culegeri de articole publicate in ultimii ani de mai toti scriitorii si criticii literari ai momentului. Proliferarea genului imi pare a avea o combinatie de cauze obiective si personale. … Continue reading →

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Israel Meets India and Nepal (in TV series)

Posted on August 25, 2012 by admin

I saw this week the last episode of Kathmandu. It’s the second TV series launched this year dealing with a phenomenon well-known to Israelis – the trips to the Indian subcontinent, which many Israeli youths take, usually after finishing the … Continue reading →

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The Ruins of Baile Herculane

Posted on August 24, 2012 by admin

It’s one of the saddest and most painful blog entries I have written. My trip to Romania took me to a place which could be one of the touristic centers of Europe, rivaling or even pushing into shadows famous spa … Continue reading →

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Carte: Boris Akunin – Azazel

Posted on August 23, 2012 by admin

Boris Akunin este unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti si mai publicati scriitori ai Rusiei de astazi si un oponent al regimului lui Vladimir Putin. Eseist si traducator, expert in cultura japoneza a editat o antologie in 20 de volume a … Continue reading →

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What Color the Danube?

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin

I am restarting a cycle which I began (and never finished) two years ago and I named it then ‘Tourist in Romania’. There was a little bit of irony in the name, as Romania is my country of birth and … Continue reading →

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