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The Schmooze Chilean Miners Headed to Israel, Finally
After a delay of several months, the Chilean miners are officially on their way to Israel. The 33 miners — who captivated much of the world last year with their rescue after spending 69 days trapped underground — will make the trip between February 23 and March 2. The visit, announced today by Israel’s tourism…
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The Schmooze Israel’s Newest Pop Sensation Bears Striking Resemblance to Justin Bieber
If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, teen pop star Justin Bieber should consider himself very, very flattered. Israel, whose tween girls last week demonstrated their website-crashing love for the Canadian singer, now have their own homegrown version to worship. Yair Danor, a 15-year-old from the Tel Aviv suburb of Ra’anana, is enjoying…
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The Schmooze Painting in the Margins of German Society
Crossposted from Haaretz Whether it’s Malevich’s black or white square, the figure of the collector, the cardinal or the church that appears in Norbert Schwontkowski’s paintings, central to the work will be an existential question about life and death. It reflects the basic lack of trust and faith that he experienced as a boy growing…
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The Schmooze In ‘Games in the Backyard,’ Art and Privacy Collide
Crossposted from Haaretz A legal issue to be arbitrated in the Tel Aviv District Court this May raises a philosophical-artistic question that exceeds both the narrow boundaries of law books and the broader limits of the stage. Y., the victim of a gang rape on Kibbutz Shomrat in 1988 when she was 14, is suing…
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The Schmooze Macy Gray: Fair-Weather Friend of Israel?
Are Macy Gray’s political views like the weather? The pop singer, best known for her 1999 hit “I Try,” was “conflicted on whether or not she should cancel shows in Tel Aviv because of the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians,” according to the Hollywood reporter — and “solicited advice on her Facebook page.” The singer…
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The Schmooze No Joke: Clowns Boost IVF Pregnancy Rates, Study Says
Busybodies are constantly giving couples who have difficulty conceiving all sorts of advice — foods to eat, vitamins to take, acupuncturists to try. It ranges from well-meaning to downright offensive. Now, along comes a suggestion more bizarre than almost any other… with scientific backing. Dr. Shevach Friedler, an infertility doctor at the Assaf HaRofeh Medical…
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Food Is Pita Going Gourmet?
This blog is cross-posted from Haartetz.com. The restaurant world’s most closely guarded secret project this winter is not a sleekly designed new restaurant, a gourmet bistro or a new menu. The next challenge facing Eyal Shani, the chef who waxed poetic in the “Master Chef” series, is none other than a pita stand, set to…
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The Schmooze Step Into the Light
Crossposted from Haaretz It’s not quite clear whether Yanai Toister’s new show is a photography exhibition without any photos or a photo exhibition without any photography. Now on display at Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv, Toister’s latest effort is the result of thoughts that have occupied him for several years now, about the way architecture…
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