Tag Archives: Israel

a controversial posterity (Film: Golda – Sagi Burnstein, Udi Nir, Shani Roznes, 2019)

Posted on June 14, 2019 by admin

The historical perception left behind by Golda Meir is very different in Israel and in the Jewish Diaspora. The Jews of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe as well as those in the United States remember her as one … Continue reading →

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the shadows of the victory (documentary: Censored Voices – Amos Oz, 2015)

Posted on February 10, 2019 by admin

The Israeli writer Amos Oz, deceased at the end of 2018, was praised as one of his country’s and the world’s most important contemporary writers. His relationship with cinema is illustrated by quite a significant number of references on IMDB, … Continue reading →

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Variations on HaTikhvah

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

This is the week of the Independence day or in other words of the birthday of Israel according to the Jewish calendar. I decided to offer each day this week on my Facebook wall and in a few Facebook groups … Continue reading →

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Carte: Andrei Klein – Lea, Povestea familiei mele

Posted on July 7, 2014 by admin

Andrei Klein s-a nascut intr-un ghetto in Transnistria in perioada Holocaustului. Putini copii evrei s-au nascut in teritoriile ocupate de germani sau in statele fasciste din Europa acelor vremuri, si doar o parte au supravietuit. Numarul celor care s-au nascut … Continue reading →

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Arik Einstein

Posted on November 27, 2013 by admin

It’s a sad day for the Israeli music and culture. Arik Einstein is dead. For folks who do not know that well Israel, Arik’s loss is like if Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen (may them live long and happy lives) … Continue reading →

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Dali’s “Aliyah, The Rebirth of Israel”

Posted on April 15, 2013 by admin

For the Israel Independence Day this year I chose to present a cycle of works who have entered already the thesaurus of the Israeli and Zionist artistic mythology. Many of the visitors of the recent exhibition of the works of … Continue reading →

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Snapshots in Tel Aviv and Yaffo

Posted on October 19, 2012 by admin

Below are a few pictures taken this morning during a short tour in Tel Aviv and Yaffo.     Beit Tamar is the name of the building that stands at the intersection of the streets Chelouche and Shabazi in the … Continue reading →

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Snapshots in Tzfat (Safed) – Galleries and Synagogues

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

I am spending a short vacation traveling all over Israel with old friends from Bucharest. It’s their first visit in Israel, but for me it’s maybe the 20th time I have the joy to be guide to family and friends … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Israel!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

  These are maybe the most Israeli two days in the year. Memorial Day – the day we remember the soldiers fallen in the wars of Israel and the victims of the terror attacks against Israel precedes the celebration of … Continue reading →

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signs and faiths in Jerusalem

Posted on September 3, 2011 by admin

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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