Tag Archives: Holocaust

Allergies in Times of War (Film: Gruber’s Journey – Radu Gabrea, 2008)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by admin

In director Radu Gabrea‘s Gruber’s Journey the Romanian cinema gets it’s first film seriously approaching the painful theme of the episodes of the Holocaust that took place in Romania between 1940 when the dictator Ion Antonescu took power (in collaboration … Continue reading →

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The Past Children Never Asked About (The Flat – documentary, Israel, 2011)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by admin

Arnon Goldfinger‘s most recent documentary The Flat (best documentary awards at the Jerusalem and Haifa film festivals, now shown at the cinematheques around Israel including the one in my village) starts as a typical family story. A few weeks after … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Pogromul de la Iasi

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

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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21 ianuarie 1941-2011

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Se implinesc astazi 70 de ani de la izbucnirea rebeliunii legionare – faza finala si cea mai acuta a conflictului intre conducatorul statului roman intre anii 1940 si 1944 Ion Antonescu si miscarea legionara condusa de Horia Sima. In conflictul … Continue reading →

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Book: Imre Kertesz – Detective Novel (Detektivtortenet)

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

Born in a Jewish family in Budapest in 1929, Nobel-prize winner Imre Kertesz is a Holocaust survivor. In 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz, and liberated in Buchenwald in 1945. Part of his work is a reflection of the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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Avigdor Arikha (1929 – 2010)

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin

A murit pictorul Avigdor Arikha. Nascut in Bucovina (unele surse spun Radauti, altele Cernauti), avea 12 ani cand a fost deportat impreuna cu familia sa in Transnistria. Tatal sau a murit in ghetto, el a supravietuit deoarece desenele sale descriind … Continue reading →

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Delia Marc: Film – Gradinile Finzi-Contini (Vittorio de SIca – 1970)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin

Cu o saptamana in urma, de Ziua Holocaustului am adus pe blog o lista a unora dintre filmele remarcabile pe tema Holocaustului, asa cum erau ele vazute de criticii ziarului Yediot Aharonot. Din lista facea parte si ‘Gradinile Finzi-Contini’ a … 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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Opera – ‘Flying Lessons’ at the Cameri Theatre

Posted on February 10, 2010 by admin

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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