Author Archives: admin

Jerusalemite Weaving

Posted on February 5, 2010 by admin

When I went out for a night walk near the Old City Walls I amused myself photographing a winter-stricken tree in the cold light of the Jerusalem night and of the moon. The results were quite interesting, so I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in photos | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem

Posted on February 4, 2010 by admin

Almost everything is Jerusalem is about history. Almost everything in Jerusalem is about faith. Almost everything in Jerusalem is about beauty. The Notre Dame Center at the end of the Jaffa Road and near the walls of the Old City … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Israel | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Semnal Editorial: La anul, la Ierusalim, o carte, de Angela Furtuna

Posted on February 4, 2010 by admin

A apărut volumul intitulat La anul, la Ierusalim, o carte, – Maree şi memorii culturale – Vol. I, de Angela FURTUNĂ, editat de Biblioteca Bucovinei “I.G.Sbiera”, 2009, cu o copertă de Devis GREBU, 350 p. Cartea conţine capitole de dialoguri … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

‘Ajami’ goes to the Oscars

Posted on February 3, 2010 by admin

Frankly speaking I did not expect it. I was surprised even when ‘Ajami‘ made it for the short list, but here we are. For the third year in a row an Israeli film makes it in the final five for … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Film: ‘Burn After Reading’ – (Coen brothers, 2008)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

There is one mis-perception that this film fixed in my mind – there are not really funny films about stupid people. Stupid people are … well … stupid, their behavior is by definition subject of easy jokes, so for smart … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Viata lui Solomon Marcovici

Posted on February 1, 2010 by admin

Solomon Marcovici Large(2) Prietena mea Delia Marc mi-a trimis o contributie exceptionala – o prezentare ilustrata cu documente autentice a vietii fratelui bunicului ei Solomon Marcovici, cazut pe front in primul razboi mondial. Fie-i memoria binecuvantata.

Posted in Delia Marc, history | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

In the streets of Jerusalem

Posted on January 30, 2010 by admin

We spent the weekend in Jerusalem attending a seminar of the Forum for Liberal Thinking with the subject of liberalism in the religions of the Middle East. I hope to find time to say more about the seminar and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

J.D. Salinger (1919 – 2010)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by admin

One of the greatest writers of our times J.D. Salinger, the author of Nine Stories and of The Catcher in the Rye died. The Catcher in the Sand salutes his memory.

Posted in writers | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Apel Public de la Vlad Solomon

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

Prietenul meu dr. Vlad Solomon a rugat sa fie transmis urmatorul apel: In vederea unei expozitii organizate la Jewish Museum din Amsterdam, pe tema Avangarda Evreiasca Interbelica din Romania, expozitie care va fi itineranta, rugam persoane care poseda (sau pot procura) materiale (opere, carti, filme, … Continue reading →

Posted in museums, Vlad Solomon | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

David Krakauer and the Klezmer Madness!

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

David Krakauer is one of the well known clarinetists of our times, an acclaimed artist expressing himself in traditional East European Jewish music, in jazz, and classical music. Born in 1956 Krakauer and his band band Klezmer Madness! are promoting … Continue reading →

Posted in Holocaust, klezmer music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment