Tag Archives: Israel

Polishuk, Polishuk, Polishuk! …

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

If elections were hold today in Israel a political party that never existed and a politician who was born only in the imagination of TV script writers and comical series directors would have good chances to exceed the minimal percentage … Continue reading →

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Graduation Ceremony at IDC Herzlya

Posted on May 27, 2011 by admin

I am no fan of ceremonies and speeches. The one yesterday was however one that I would not miss as the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzlya celebrated its 2010-2011 graduates. And two of the speeches at the rather long ceremony … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

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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An Oscar for ‘Stangers No More’

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

The Oscar goes to … ‘Strangers No More’ for the Best Documentary Short Subject – a film about a very special school in Tel Aviv, a school that gathers children from 48 countries whose parents are foreign workers in Israel. … Continue reading →

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Reader Notes: Yeshayahu Leibowitz – Israel and Judaism

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Yeshayahu Leibowitz was one of the best known thinkers and scientists in the history of Israel. He was also one of the most controversial ones, his outspoken and non-compromising opinions on a number of issues from the Israeli policy of … Continue reading →

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Ein Hod before and after the blaze

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

At the very moment I am writing these lines we are in the third day of the biggest ecological catastrophe in the history of modern Israel – a huge wildfire that is blazing through the north of the country, destroying … Continue reading →

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One Day, Two Celebrations

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

Coincidentele calendarelor fac ca astazi sa avem o sarbatoare dubla – Ziua Nationala a Romaniei si prima lumanare a sarbatorii de Hanuca. In moduri diferite cele doua sarbatori simbolizeaza dorinta de libertate a celor doua popoare – roman si evreu … Continue reading →

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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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Francis Mantel – Ganduri si Cantece de Ziua Ierusalimului

Posted on May 13, 2010 by admin

Ieri a fost sarbatorita in Israel Ziua Ierusalimului – aniversarea a 43 de ani de la eliberarea Orasului Vechi in timpul razboiului de sase zile, ziua reunificarii Ierusalimului. Prietenul meu prof. dr. Francis Mantel a avut bunavointa sa accepte preluarea … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by admin

As the evening fell over the Memorial Day we live again the transition – so specific to the Israeli life – between mourning and joy, between contemplation and jubilation and we enter the Independence Day. It’s a good opportunity to … Continue reading →

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