Riva Gold
By Riva Gold
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The Schmooze Green Fields Brings Folk Music to Graze in Israel
Crossposted from Haaretz Looking to rekindle your youth? This New Year’s Day, Israeli folk trio Green Fields hopes to help you do just that in a special concert in Tel Aviv. Moni Arnon and Suzi Miller from the famed 1970s group Brothers and Sisters have teamed up with guitarist Sagi Eiland to perform their favorite…
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The Schmooze David Broza Invites Fans To Be Part of His Self-Written Album
Crossposted from Haaretz For the first time ever, fans of the popular Israeli musician David Broza can participate in the creative process behind his work. For about the price of a shawarma sandwich, participants can log onto Kickstarter.com to get a sneak-peek into his first self-written Hebrew album. Upon giving donations, participants are also invited…
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The Schmooze 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…
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The Schmooze 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,…
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