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Blues by the Beach
Mike’s Place: April 30th, 2003 – April 30th, 2009 Dominique, Yanay, Ran We will NEVER, NEVER forget you… … Read entire article »
Filed under: life
‘A tale of two capitals’
Yesterday, I saw this interesting article in the Jerusalem Post (April 28th) by Liat Collins: “A tale of two capitals”. And, as always,you will find this ‘love/hate’ (most of the time more ‘hate’) relation between this two cities: Tel Aviv and Jerusalem! Liat Collins wrote “…I have always been rather intimidated by Tel Aviv. I speak the language, but I don’t get the mind-set…” Liat, maybe you didn’t try enough?? ;-) … Read entire article »
Filed under: life
What about the UNESCO protection of our inner-city?
On the corner of Rotschild Boulevard and Allenbey Street is a big building-site at this moment. On this spot will arise an other, ugly high-rise tower: the so called ‘The Meir on Rotschild Tower’ designed by the American architect: Richard Meir. Unit prices in the 27 floor high tower will start (!) at 1.3 million Euro. ‘If I am not wrong’, this spot is within the inner-city of Tel Aviv, protected by the UNESCO as a World Heritage site? (since July 2003) … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, future
Renovation a matter of taste?
From where do this restoration/renovation architects in Tel-Aviv (at least a part of them) received this horrible ‘ taste’?? On the Ben-Jehuda Street no. 8, you will find the famous Hershberg House, designed in 1926 by Joseph Berlin. Berlin was born in 1877 in the Ukraine. He studied architecture in Odessa and in St.Petersburg. He emigrated to Palestine in 1921. His early buildings are largely in silicate stone and reminicent of Berlage‘s, the Dutch architect from Amsterdam (!), brick buildings. In 1998/99 the Hershberg House was restored and the restoration architect thought it was ‘proper’ to add an aluminium floor on top of this historic building. A ‘matter of taste”. … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, history, restoration
JP: Letter with praise from New York
Jerusalem Post, April 28th 2009 Letters: Hurrah for Tel Aviv!! We love Tel Aviv and have to justify that the modern orthodox community we are part of, who think Jerusalem is the one and only city in Israel. As New Yorkers, we especially enjoy Tel Aviv vibe: the art galleries, street live and beaches. We do agree it is a Jewish ‘Little Apple’. But I never like the ‘bubble’ label, as Tel Aviv has been hit with the brutal reality of terror and there are memorials all over the city as reminders. Tel Avivians are just ‘davka’ about enjoying city life, no matter what. They may be different from Jerusalemites – but that’s what makes live interesting. Miriam Abrahams Woodmere, New York [from Jerusalem Post Daily] … Read entire article »
Filed under: life
Gay and lesbian couples wed at Pride Parade!
On June the 12th 2009, Tel Aviv will have his 11th annual Pride Parade. This time with an event, organizers believe to be the first ever for such an event anywhere in the world and certainly in Israel: Gal Uchovsky, journalist and film-producer, will marry two couples: one gay and one lesbian pair. A campaign will be launched on the website: gogay.co.il , seeking couples interested in being wed as part of the event to submit their candidacy. The idea is to wed the couples on one of the stages during the Parade. The couples to bewedded during the Parade, will receive certificates from the ‘family-right’ organization New Family. Like every year, the event will start in Meir Park and end with a ‘wild’ party on Gordon Beach. Soon more information. … Read entire article »
Tel Aviv hotel ranked 23rd in magazine’s hot list!
Conde Nast Traveller Magazine ranks boutique ‘Hotel Montefiori’ (at Montefiori Street no.36) as one of the top 70 hotels in the world for 2009: rank no.:..23 !!! The building, designed in 1922 in the ‘Eclectic’ style, was restored in 2000/2001. In 2002, Yoram and Elana Wakshlak opened in the building on the 2nd and 3rd floor the ‘Time for Art Center’ (a gallery). On the first floor they opened the restaurant ‘Artichoke’. The restaurant would finance the facility’s artistic activities. It soon became clear that this would not be possible and ‘with a heavy heart’, they closed the place after two and half years. After some inside restoration, ‘Hotel Montefiore’, just ..12 rooms, opened it’s doors on the 2nd and 3rd floor. The restaurant, on the first floor, is run today by … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, art, holidays, life, restaurants, restoration
Street Art
On a ‘rolling-shutter’ of a printshop at the end of Petach-Tikwa Road (near the ‘old’ busstation) you will find a magnificent piece of graffity (art), made last January. … Read entire article »
Filed under: art
Back to school…
A horrible example of so called restoration/renovation work, you will find in the Levotine Street (a side-street of Allenbey): The ‘Generali’ building, designed in 1928. In 1995, the architect Cahana (after restoring the old building) added a large block of aluminium on top of this historic building…it just looks disgusting. Mr. Cahana, I have a ‘tip’ for you: at Delft University of Technology (TUDelft, Netherlands) they teach about restoration/renovation and ethics: maybe it is time, you start your study all over again? … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, history, restoration
The ‘Hungarian Avantgarde’
Until June the 23th, you can visit in the Minotaure Gallery (Ben Yehoeda Street no.100) a fascinating exhibition about the Hungarian ‘Avant-Garde’ painters and sculptors who became involved in the early twentieth century with Cubism, Abstract-Creation, Expressionism, Futurism and Bauhaus. Curated by Yaron Lavitz and Benoit Sapiro, you will find art-works by Joseph Csaky, Etienne Beothy, Bela Kadar, Alfred Reth, Anton Prinner, Gustav Miklosh, Hugo Scheiber and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, who was a Master of Form of the metal-workshop at the Bauhaus School in Dessau (1923-1928). In 1934 he emigrated to Amsterdam (!) and in 1937 he founded the New Bauhaus in Chicago. For information about the exhibition: 03-522.8424 … Read entire article »
Filed under: architecture, art, exhibitions, history
BREAKING NEWS: Gilbert O’Sullivan coming to Tel Aviv
The Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan, with big hits in the 70′s like ‘Get Down’ and ‘Alone Again’ will give a concert at the Mann Auditorium on May 23. … Read entire article »
Filed under: centennial, music
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