Monthly Archives: May 2011

Gica Manescu – Comparatii

Daca ar fi sa caut un titlu alternativ al acestui episod al notelor lui Gica Manescu el ar putea fi ‘Povestea a doua orase’ – titlu clasic care in acest caz se refera la cele doua orase intre care calatoreste … Continue reading

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Film: The Matchmaker a.k.a. Once I Was (Israel, 2010)

For once the translation of the title works better than the name of the film itself. I did not like ‘Paam Haiti’ – the Hebrew name of Avi Nesher’s film which translates into ‘Once I Was’ – which says too … Continue reading

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Jazz: Rene Marie in Tel Aviv

The American singer Rene Marie was the guest of the 7th concert in the Hot Jazz series at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which is having this year one of the best seasons I can remember. The increase in … Continue reading

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The ‘Grande Finale’ of the Champions League

The scene is all set for a great end of the European football season. The arena is one of the greatest stadiums in the history of the sport, renovated a few years ago. The teams are probably the best two … Continue reading

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Graduation Ceremony at IDC Herzlya

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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Do gods get old? (Bob Dylan at 70)

Do gods get old? Can gods get old? They probably cannot, it’s just us. They remain forever young (yes, this is a song title!) and when we count the passing of their years actually we count the passing of ours. … Continue reading

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‘The Human Scale’ in Tel Aviv

It is a remarkable coincidence that ‘The Human Scale’ written and acted on stage by the Pulitzer winner journalist Lawrence Wright from The New Yorker and brought to stage by director Oskar Eustis for the New York Public Theater was … Continue reading

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Bilbao Snapshots

I spent last week a few days in Bilbao, my first time in this city. It was a business trip, and I had only a few hours to spare which I tried to use at best in order to get … Continue reading

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Mariana Gott-Shmilovitch – Rusia, aprilie 2011 (partea I) – Sankt Peterburg si imprejurimi

Continui seria notelor de calatorie ale prietenilor mei care au ajuns in locuri la care eu deocamdata doar visez sa ajung cu insemnarile de calatorie (ea le numeste ‘note personale’) ale Marianei Gott-Shmilovitch care in aprilie a facut o calatorie … Continue reading

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Vladimir Weintraub – Parcul Chapultepec (Mexico City)

Vladimir Weitraub continua sa ne impartaseasca impresii si fotografii din excursia facuta cu doua luni in urma in Mexic. ———– Parcul Chapultepec (cunoscut si sub numele Bosque de Chapultepec) e cel mai mare parc din America Latina si unul din cele  … Continue reading

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