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Raanana Seen by Asher

My friend Asher Yerushalmi came to Israel as an ole hadash (new immigrant) a few months ago, leaving behind him an attorney career to start all over in a new country. His country. Our country. Having started to know him … Continue reading

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‘Faust’ at the New Israeli Opera

The second performance this year in the New Israeli Opera subscription was Gounod’s ‘Faust’. It is my preferred work by Gounod, the very typical example of the French Grand Opera at its best. It’s a story of contrast and absence … Continue reading

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‘Georgeopolis’ by Dor Guez at the Petakh-Tikvah Museum of Art

It was the first time today that I visited the Petakh-Tikvah Museum of Art. Established in 1964 in a beautiful park once at the margin, today in the center of the city, the museum has undergone renovation and reopened five … Continue reading

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Vanessa Rubin in Tel Aviv

The third concert in the ‘Hot Jazz’ series at the Tel Aviv Art Museum had as guest the American singer Vanessa Rubin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaW2alvEZcE Born in Cleveland, Vanessa Rubin moved in 1982 in New York and started a singing career, in … Continue reading

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Omar Sosa la New Morning

Postul de televizune francez Mezzo a transmis in cadrul seriei de concerte inregistrate la New Morning recitalul integistrat in 2004 cu pianistul de origine cubana Omar Sosa.Nascut in 1965 Sosa a copilarit si s-a format ca muzician in Cuba, absorbind … Continue reading

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New Seasons for ‘Lost’ and ’24’

My two preferred TV series (and actually the only ones that I am following) are back on screens with their new seasons. The Israeli cable TV channel Hot 3 transmits the episodes one or two days after their airing in … Continue reading

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Opera – ‘Flying Lessons’ at the Cameri Theatre

I do not want to let too much time pass before I write something about a performance that I enjoyed at the Cameri Theatre put on stage in collaboration with the new Israeli Opera. The name of the representation is … Continue reading

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Film – ‘The Hurt Locker’ (US – 2009)

William James (acted by Oscar candidate for best lead role Jeremy Renner) is a character that is hard to forget. He is a soldier whose expertise is to defuse bombs. He played dices with fate more than 800 times and … Continue reading

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O placere regasita

Regasesc dupa multe decenii o placere pierduta a tineretii mele din Romania. Putine erau publicatiile care in anii 70, cei din jurul si mai ales de dupa mini-revolutia culturala mai aduceau cititorului informatie nedeformata si nepoluata de propaganda despre ceea … Continue reading

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Film – Das weisse Band (Michael Haneke – 2009)

The full title in German of the film is  ‘Das weisse Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte’ – ‘The White Ribbon – A German Children Story’ which could translate as ‘story for children’ or ‘story about children’. A story for children … Continue reading

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