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Carte: Radu Ioanid – Rascumpararea evreilor (Ransom of the Jews)

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

A vizitat Israelul in aceasta saptamana Radu Ioanid – directorul arhivelor Muzeului Holocaustului din Washington, DC (titlul in engleza este Director International Archival Program Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies) si autorul cartii ‘Rascumpararea evreilor’ (The Ransom of the Jews). Din … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Week /3 – History and Religion

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

The future episodes will talk a lot about history and about religion, and in many cases about both. The minuscule island at the crossroads of the Mediterranean offers on a very limited surface one of the richer collections of historical … Continue reading →

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Ashes and Movies – The Holocaust Films

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

As the Holocaust Memorial Day starts in Israel, I found in the weekend edition of Yediot Aharonot a list drawn by Yehuda Stav and Yehuda Nuriel of some the most important films dedicated to the Holocaust. It’s certainly a personal … Continue reading →

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Film: Xiang ri kui (Sunflower) – China, 2005

Posted on April 10, 2010 by admin

The key scene of this wonderful film about a father-son relationship happens towards the end. The father, a former painter whose life and career were crushed by the political troubles of the Cultural Revolution that China went through four decades … Continue reading →

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dr. George Manescu – Eu si “Garda de Fier”

Posted on March 13, 2010 by admin

‘The Catcher in the Sand’ are onoarea de a publica cu permisiunea autorului inca un fragment din memoriile doctorului George Manescu. —————- Dandu-mi seama ca majoritatea dintre noi este nascuta dupa razboi, indiferent din ce etnie, nu are habar de … Continue reading →

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Varujan Vosganian – ‘Cartea soaptelor’

Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin

“Noi nu ne deosebim prin ceea ce suntem ci prin mortii pe care ii plangem” este motto-ul impresionantei carti a lui Varujan Vosganian, motto care pune de la inceput aceasta cronica a comunitatii armene din Romania sub semnul unei istorii … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Amintiri tragi-comice (2)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by admin

Ramasesem pe culoarul vagonului, sa tin usa deschisa intre ploestenii. Nu erau de statura inalta, cel putzin ca mine 175 cm. ci mai marunti si doamna mai rotofee.Se misca mai greoi. El reuseste sa urce (prima treapta era destul de … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Amintiri tragi-comice (1)

Posted on February 27, 2010 by admin

Prietenul meu doctorul Gica Manescu mi-a permis sa preiau o prima parte dintr-un exceptional text memorial care relateaza din experientele sale din perioada celui de-al doilea razboi Mondial. ‘The Catcher in the Sand’ este onorat sa ii gazduiasca scrierile Era … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 14, 2010 by admin

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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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.

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