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The Schmooze Moshe Hager, Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Dead at 95
Crossposted from Haaretz One of the Haredi community’s most veteran leaders passed away overnight Tuesday in Bnei Brak. Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, the head of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty and president of Agudath Israel’s Council of Torah Sages, died aged 95. His funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon, and is expected to draw mass…
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The Schmooze Architect Plans to Bridge West Bank and Gaza
Crossposted from Haaretz French Jewish architect Marc Mimram has an idea that borders on the utopian: to build a huge, multistoried bridge stretching 37 kilometers in order to physically connect the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the two areas under Palestinian Authority rule. The plan, made public for the first time in the pages…
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The Schmooze Playing on the Edge
Crossposted from Haaretz A white minivan was spotted in the Western Galilee last week, heading through the Tefen Industrial Park to the Zikit Cultural Center. The mountainous landscape was awash with color, but this was no scenic tour for members of the Israeli Chamber Project. Armed with their music stands and instruments, they were on…
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The Schmooze Israel Ballet Back On Its Toes
Crossposted from Haaretz Things are beginning to move at the Israel Ballet, just four months after new general manager Lea Lavie assumed her post. Lavie, whose management experience includes working for tycoon Lev Leviev and the Likud party, has replaced Hillel Markman, who directed the company since he and Berta Yampolsky founded it in 1967….
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The Schmooze Art in the Internet Age
Crossposted from Haaretz The name of a new art exhibition opening tonight in Tel Aviv — “Search Engine” — reflects a behavior pattern that has been prevalent since the birth of the Internet. But the works chosen for the “Search Engine” exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Art were actually created in more classical art…
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The Schmooze DocAviv Festival Spotlights Gay Issues
Crossposted from Haaretz Documentaries about gay Palestinians hiding in Tel Aviv and a facility for men who have abused family members are among the 12 films that will contend in the Israel competition of the Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival in May. The 14th annual festival, which will take place May 3 to 12 in…
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The Schmooze Tricycle, Candlesticks Win Israeli Design Awards
Crossposted from Haaretz The Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry announced yesterday the five winners of the 2011 Atir Awards for Israeli industrial design. Each year, one award is issued in each of five categories: consumer goods; tools and equipment; furniture and lighting; green/sustainable products; and concept design. The winners were selected by a panel of…
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The Schmooze Final Strokes of the Brush
Crossposted from Haaretz A Beethoven symphony plays in the background as light rain falls. Artist Ruth Schloss, wrapped in a blanket, reclines in a lounge chair. Now at the age of 90, she drifts in and out of sleep during the course of the day. She is living her life in the present continuous with…
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