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Gmar Hatima Tova

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

Tomorrow at sunset Yom Kippur begins. The service in the synagogues opens with Kol Nidre. Here is what wikipedia tels about this dramatic opening of the Day of Atonement: Before sunset on the eve of Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”), … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 4 – On the Streets of Schaffhausen

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

After the visit in the Munster zu Allerheiligen we spent the next few hours of the second day morning in the streets of Schaffhausen. The city of 35000 inhabitants was mentioned first as a city state in 1045, and joined … Continue reading →

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Book: Imre Kertesz – Detective Novel (Detektivtortenet)

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Born in a Jewish family in Budapest in 1929, Nobel-prize winner Imre Kertesz is a Holocaust survivor. In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz, and liberated in Buchenwald in 1945. Part of his work is a reflection of the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 3 – The Schaffhausen Munster

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin

Day 2 of our vacation started with a tour of the center of the city of Schaffhausen. After finding a good parking place we crossed the street towards the historic old town, and found ourselves in the Munsterplatz. The style … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 2 – Stein am Rhein

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

The hotel where we spent the first night in Schaffhausen is worth a few words. It was the only hotel we booked fr from the center of the city, for the rest of the trip we preferred to pay more … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 1 – The Rhine Falls

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

I am starting a new cycle of travel notes following the itinerary of the trip Liliana and me made in the last days of August and beginning of September this year. This trip started and ended in Zurich, lasted 11 … Continue reading →

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Shana Tova

Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

Rosh HaShana – the Jewish New Year is celebrated starting with this Wednesday evening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIiPqYUe3Bw (video source TheSpeedyMedia) First, here are some basics about the holiday… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjlnTh26lyk (video source birthrightisrael) … and a less conventional way to celebrate using animation … Continue reading →

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Documentar: The British Blues Explosion

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

Imi plac programele de vara ale canalului franco-german de televiziune ARTE. Este acolo cineva in directia de programe care are aceleasi gusturi muzicale ca mine, care este fascinat de perioada muzicala a anilor 60, cea in care mi-am format gustul … Continue reading →

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Film: L’Armee des Ombres (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969)

Posted on August 22, 2010 by admin

I was writing a while ago that when Quentin Tarantino was making Inglorious Basterds he was not so much making a film about the Second World War and the Holocaust, but more a Tarantino film that happens during the Second … Continue reading →

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Monteverdi’s L’Orpheo at Theatre de la Monnaie

Posted on August 21, 2010 by admin

Monteverdi’s rendition of the story of Orpheus is a milestone in the evolution of opera, one of the first works that definitely crossed the barrier of the oratorio into a fully defined stage representation. It includes remarkable musical moments, arias … Continue reading →

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