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signs and faiths in Jerusalem

I discover each time I am here the beauty and fascination of Jerusalem, this place unique on Earth for its combination of faith and history, of landscape, people and emotions. The weekend Liliana and me spent here was a quiet … Continue reading

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TV Series – The Borgias (first season – 2011)

I like a lot some of the previous work of Neil Jordan. ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘The Crying Game’ were superb films, two of the best I have seen in the 80s and in the 90s. My problem with the prolific … Continue reading

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The Black Pharaohs

A new country is born – South Sudan. A painful birth after many years of savage war, atrocities and indifference of the international community. By coincidence I fell these days upon an articled published three years ago in National Geographic … Continue reading

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Tezele din Iulie – 40 de ani

Era in ultima mea vacanta mare de licean, intre clasa a 11-a si a 12-a.In sala de sport de la subsolul liceului Sfantul Sava reusisesm sa convingem directiunea liceului sa permita organizarea unei discoteci, folosind faptul ca baiatul directoarei liceului … Continue reading

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Gica Manescu – Pogromul de la Iasi

Se implinesc in aceste zile 70 de ani de la unele dintre cele mai tragice evenimente din istoria Romaniei – pogromul de la Iasi urmat de cumplitul ‘tren al mortii’, evenimente in care si-au pierdut viata mii de evrei. Gica … Continue reading

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Felicia Antip – ‘Das Kind’ si alte 44 de filme

La Bucuresti are loc in aceasta saptamana prima editie a Festivalul Filmului Evreiesc – BJFF (http://www.bjff.ro/). Prietena mea Felicia Antip mi-a facut placerea de a-mi permite sa preiau pentru cititorii blogului notele ei de la vizionarea unuia din filmele prezentate … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

As the Memorial Day draws to its end and Israel enters the celebrations of Independence Day, the national anthem ‘Hatikvah’ (The Hope) marks as each year the moment of passage. I do not hide, it may be the song I … Continue reading

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Muzee si expozitii in Bucuresti

Din recentul nostru periplu bucurestean nu puteau sa lipseasca vizitele in muzee si salile de expozitii. Din pacate am ratat la milimetru doua expozitii care s-au inchis exact in ziua sosirii noastre. Si totusi am reusit sa vedem cateva lucruri … Continue reading

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Film: Gei Oni (Dan Wolman, 2010)

‘Gei Oni’ based on a book by Shulamit Lapid and directed by Israeli veteran Dan Wolman is the kind of epic story from the beginnings of the Zionist endeavor in Palestine at the end of the 19th century that includes … Continue reading

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Foto Rachel

Another exhibition which I visited last week at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv was the very interesting and moving exhibition of photographs named Foto Rachel – open to the public until March 30. It marks and brings testimony … Continue reading

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