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Pirandello in Jaffa

Posted on June 12, 2010 by admin

I have seen last night probably the best theater performance of the season with the Jaffa Gesher Theater production of Luigi Pirandello‘s Six Characters in Search of an Author. I am glad to end this year’s season with this performance, … Continue reading →

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Documentary – Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly what was the day of the week that Cornel Chiriac was dedicating in the 60s and 70s to soul and R&B music in his Metronom broadcasts at the Romanian language broadcasts of Radio Free Europe … Continue reading →

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Let the Games Begin!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by admin

Tonight takes place the opening ceremony of what is considered by most sport fans in the world with the exception of (some) Americans the greatest sport competition of the planet – the FIFA World Cup Final Tournament. I am no … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 13 – St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta

Posted on June 9, 2010 by admin

St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta is not only the most visited tourist attraction on the island, but also one of the most beautiful churches and religious monuments in Europe. It is located in the center of the city of Valletta … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 12 – The Megalithic Temples

Posted on June 8, 2010 by admin

The relative isolation of Malta as an island in the center of the Mediterranean, while still accessible to navigation allowed for the early development of a civilization that built an impressive number of monuments comparable to the Stonehenge megalithic structures, … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 11 – Food

Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin

Let me start with the top. The best dinner we had during our Maltese week was in the Venus restaurant in Bugibba, the sea resort next to Qawra where we stayed, located by the St. Paul’s Bay, in the area … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 10 – Marsaxlokk

Posted on June 6, 2010 by admin

Let us start with a short lesson in Maltese pronunciation. ‘x’ is read as ‘sh’ – so the name of the fishermen village I will tell about in this episode reads approximately as ‘Marsashlock’. Marsaxlokk is the biggest and most … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week / 9 – Lighthouses in Malta

Posted on June 5, 2010 by admin

Whoever knows me well also knows about my passion for visiting and photographing lighthouses whenever and wherever I have the occasion. I could not miss the opportunity during my vacation in Malta, a place which I suspected may have some … Continue reading →

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‘Onegin’ with the Eifman Ballet in Tel Aviv

Posted on June 4, 2010 by admin

The Boris Eifman Ballet troupe from St. Petersburg is a constant guest of the dance series at the Golda center in Tel Aviv (same hall that hosts the New Israeli Opera). He brought here during the last decade all his … Continue reading →

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2 movies on 25 and 40

Posted on June 3, 2010 by admin

Romantic comedies are not really my cup of tea, neither are the Manhattan Jewish types and stereotypes to which the masculine heroes of the two movies I have seen during the last weekend belong. Yet I found myself watching the … Continue reading →

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