Nicola Behrman
By Nicola Behrman
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News ‘Forgotten Bookmarks’ Between the Pages
You know how easily it happens (or happened, back in the day when people read actual books): You’d use your grandmother’s favorite chicken soup recipe or the only negative of the twins’ birth from the 1950s as a bookmark, then you’d get busy with the twins or the chicken soup, and you’d put down the…
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Israel News Poking Fun, Israeli Style
When the world is going to proverbial poop, what do you do? Turn to self-parody, of course. Every night, before the screening of the film “Israeli Intelligence” at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, there is an official ceremony. A national anthem, perhaps? No. A prayer for peace in the Middle East? Nein. During the prescreening ceremony,…
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Culture A Waltz With the Unredeemed Past
Like many great stories, the animated documentary “Waltz With Bashir” begins with two men in a bar. It’s a few years ago, and Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman is sitting talking to Boaz, his old pal, now a successful accountant in his 40s. Boaz tells of a recurring nightmare he’s had for 20 years. In the…
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