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Culture Chasing ‘The Messiah’ and Bruno Schulz’s Long-Lost Novel
Despite the limited number of literary works that survived his life, cut short by a Nazi’s bullet in wartime Poland, many today view Bruno Schulz as one of the 20th century’s most interesting and imaginative writers. First brought to public light in the United States in the 1970s by Philip Roth, he inspired such prominent…
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Fast Forward French Company Pulls Out of Jerusalem Cable Car Project
A French company pulled out of a Jerusalem cable car project, saying it wanted “to avoid any political interpretation.” SAFEGE, an engineering subsidiary of the French company Suez Environment, withdrew from the $31.7 million project after participating in two years of feasibility studies. The project was to build a cable car from downtown Jerusalem to…
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Fast Forward Western Wall Cleaned for Passover
Workers at the Western Wall removed the notes placed in the cracks by worshippers in advance of Passover. The notes were removed Wednesday morning under the supervision of the rabbi of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovich. They will be buried in the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem. The Western Wall Institute also receives tens…
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Fast Forward Israel Freezing Eastern Jerusalem Construction, Report Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is freezing the construction of 1,500 housing units in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, an Israeli newspaper is reporting. The report of the construction freeze, by the popular Israeli daily Yediot Acharonot comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week visited the suburban Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood, where as prime…
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Culture Jerusalem Cinematheque and Film Festival Founder Lia Van Leer Dies at 90
Lia van Leer, who died on March 13 at age 90, was a mighty pioneer who ensured that future generations in Israel will appreciate film as an art form. Founder of the Haifa Cinematheque, the Jerusalem Cinematheque, the Israel Film Archive and the Jerusalem Film Festival, she was born Lia Greenberg in the Russian-speaking Bessarabian…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Backs Bibi While Tel Aviv Votes for Left
The Likud and haredi Orthodox parties dominated in Jerusalem, while the Zionist Union took the most votes in Tel Aviv in Israel’s national elections. Nationally, the right-wing Likud Party garnered 23.3 percent of the vote and the center-left Zionist Union coalition garnered 18.7 percent of the vote, followed by the United Arab List with nearly…
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Opinion The Israeli ‘Olive King’ Who’s Also a Political Expert
“Hag sameach!” Vendors at Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem’s legendary vegetable market, wished each other happy holiday Wednesday morning when they learned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party had swept the election. Mahane Yehuda is considered a Likud stronghold, and shop owners were worried in the weeks leading up to the election. “They believed the polls,”…
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Opinion Leafy Enclave United in Wanting Bibi Out
In Beit Hakerem a leafy, historically left-leaning neighborhood in West Jerusalem, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians and its standing with the United States was driving voters to the ballot box. Voter after voter said they had hope that a new government would bring peace and prosperity — and end Netanyahu’s grip on power. “I think…
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