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Through the Eyes of Children

Crossposted from Haaretz A wall is covered with images. A little girl splashes in gray-scale puddles in the street, her image fuzzy in the moving shot. Framed nearby, a baker lifts hot flat bread out of the oven. A merry-go-round with three girls in headscarves swoops past the camera lens. Welcome to the West Bank…

By Ruth Sherlock Nov 16, 2010 | < 1 min read
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A Nightingale Rises in Jerusalem

Crossposted from Haaretz A few moments before the show, when the Jerusalem Theater auditorium was nearly full, a young man called out to an older woman: “Grandma, I’m here!” In another row, a young woman helped her grandmother to her seat. They weren’t the only ones. The homage to singer Nazem al-Ghazali drew at least…

By Ben Shalev Nov 15, 2010 | < 1 min read
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Berlin Displays ‘Degenerate’ Art Banned By Nazis

Crossposted from Haaretz Eleven sculptures classified as “degenerate art” by Hitler’s Nazis more than 70 years ago went on display at Berlin’s New Museum yesterday after being unearthed at a building site in the city center. Among the surprise finds, which date from the early 20th century, are bronzes by Otto Baum, Marg Moll, Edwin…

By Daniel Rauchwerger Nov 10, 2010 | < 1 min read
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In College News…

One student at Technion gets full marks for ingenuity. Staying true to the Haifa institution’s tagline, “Israel Institute of Technology,” he put technology to good use when preparing for an examination. Using his lecturer’s computer, he asked the dean to send him the questions. But the dean smelled a rat, and now the 26-year-old student…

By Nathan Jeffay Nov 3, 2010 | < 1 min read
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Israel, Country of Refuge?

Crossposted from Haaretz “The issue of refugees is not foreign to us; not to Jews, and not to the State of Israel,” says award-winning filmmaker Shai Carmeli-Polak. Shai’s documentary, “Ha’plitim,” (The refugees) seeks to expose the moral and legal questions underlying refugee status in Israel. The film follows African asylum-seekers as they cross the Egypt-Israel…

By Riva Gold Nov 2, 2010 | < 1 min read
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Israeli Art Collector Ami Brown Dies at 81

Crossposted from Haaretz Ami Brown, one of the foremost art collectors in Israel, passed away at his home in Thursday night after a long battle with cancer. He leaves his wife Gaby and their daughter, and was interred yesterday at Kibbutz Shefayim. Brown was born in Tel Aviv in 1929, the middle of three siblings….

By Ellie Armon Azoulay Nov 1, 2010 | < 1 min read
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Beyond the Ten Commandments

Crossposted from Haaretz Artists from across the world descended on the Arab-Hebrew Theatre of Jaffa last week to take part in the 10th annual Sha’ar International Poetry Festival. The festival, which took place October 21 to 23, featured film screenings, live music, dance, and of course, poetry. The theme of this year’s showcase, titled “Sex,…

By Riva Gold Oct 28, 2010 | < 1 min read
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Fake Health Ministry Posters: Milk Causes Cancer

Crossposted from Haaretz Citizens in several cities across Israel were surprised last week to see posters bearing the Health Ministry logo warning of the “damage of milk consumption.” The posters included a long list of almost all illnesses that doctors know to be associated with milk: “Studies have found that milk causes juvenile diabetes, hardening…

By Ronny Linder-Ganz Oct 25, 2010 | < 1 min read

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