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Books ‘Obama’s Secrets’ at the Jerusalem Book Fair
Crossposted from Haaretz The Jerusalem Book Fair may be the only place where you can get from Russia to India via Angola. With a maze of stands representing publishers both local and foreign (this is Angola’s first showing at the biennial convention) you’ll need a GPS to find your way around, or at least a…
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Food From Markets to Haute Kosher Cuisine, Where To Eat in Jerusalem
Jerusalem may be the epicenter of all that is holy in the Holy Land, but it has also quietly evolved into a food lover’s paradise. While its younger sister — flashy, trendy Tel Aviv — gets most of the attention in the culinary media, Jerusalem is content without the hubbub (there’s enough of that around…
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The Schmooze Jerusalem Family Welcomes 18th Child
Talk about being fruitful and multiplying! A Jerusalem family has just greeted its 18th child, the Jewish Chronicle reported today. The arrival of the Hasidic baby boy brings the family total to nine sons and nine daughters, and should provide yet one more reason for the clan’s two washing machines to continue working “non-stop.” The…
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The Schmooze Is an Abandoned Jerusalem Villa Better Off as a Fringe Theater?
Crossposted from Haaretz A few weeks from now, a new fringe theater center is slated to become home to a number of experimental groups now working in temporary spaces around the Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Theater Group, Psik and Incubator (the local branch of the Nisan Nativ Studio), will all use the new space. The center…
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The Schmooze Putting Israel’s UFO Frenzy Into Historical Perspective
What was that bright white light that descended on Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock early last Friday? An alien spaceship? Proof of a “regional galactic governance council”? An Israeli drone? The Internet is still abuzz with speculation about the mysterious object, which separate video clips captured as it traveled downward toward the Dome of the…
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The Schmooze Jerusalem Will Soon Be Feeling the ‘Love’
Following “New York, I Love You” and “Paris, I Love You,” Israel’s capital has been tapped to serve as the third city in the star-studded film series. Assuming it follows the model of the previous films, “Jerusalem, I Love You” will tell a dozen short love stories written, starring and directed by major names in…
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The Schmooze Out and About: Israeli Winners at Sundance; Ian McEwan Defends Jerusalem Prize Acceptance
Two Israeli films, “Restoration” by Yossi Madmony and “Zero Motivation” by Talya Lavie, picked up prizes at Sundance. The Egyptian Museum was hit by looters, but it could have been worse. Israeli filmmakers have received death threats over their film on the Gaza war. Ian McEwan has defended his decision to accept the Jerusalem Prize,…
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The Schmooze Ian McEwan to Recieve Jerusalem Prize
Israel will give its highest literary honor next month to Ian McEwan, the English author behind books including “Atonement” and “Saturday.” A winner of the Man Booker Prize for his 1998 novel “Amsterdam,” McEwan will accept his latest honor, the Jerusalem Prize, at the start of the Jerusalem International Book Fair on February 20. Given…
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