Two beautiful booklets…
Today, I received two beautiful booklets: from the municipality a small, handy booklet: People around 100 and from Castro Fashion a special Time-Out edition: The 100 most famous people of Tel Aviv. The pictures of People around 100 were taken by Danny Eshet. Within the handy booklet (11×16 cm) you will find 100 pictures of the oldest inhabitants of Tel Aviv. Number one is Leah Moelem, born in 1900!! The second place: Ada Katselnelson, she was born in 1902. The special Time-Out Magazine is made together with Castro Fashion: here you will find 100 pictures a famous inhabitants of Tel-Aviv (see our item before HERE) Both booklets are only in Hebrew. … Read entire article »
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Relaxed Tel Aviv White Night video
This video of the Tel Aviv White Night 2009 looks a little bit quite, but seeing the people wandering through the streets is nice… The atmosphere is so relaxed! … Read entire article »
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On the rooftop of the Levine House
Last evening, at 19.30, there was a small VIP ceremony for the opening of the White Night Celebrations on the roof of the just (for the 2nd time) restored Beth Levine (The Levine House) at Rothschild Boulevard no.46. Among the guests the Deputy Mayor of Paris, Christophe Girard. It was Girard who started in 2003 (then Deputy of Culture of the Municipality of Paris) with the first White Night in Europe. ‘Chamber music‘ and lots of glasses of French wine and champagne made this rooftop party a wondeful event. Meanwhile the first thousands of people flocked Rothschild Boulevard for a swinging, beautiful White evening and night. … Read entire article »
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Our editor Frits in the media again: Dutch radio
Flavius, a Dutch ‘current historic magazine’ of the Joodse Omroep (Jewish Broadcasting Company), has made a radio report a few weeks ago with Tel Aviv Fever editor Frits de Wit. It will be broadcasted in The Netherlands (Dutch only) and will be available online after the broadcast: Radio 5, Sunday May 31st, 19:30-20:30 local time. Maybe we’ll be able to make you a (shortened?) transcript. The for us most important two subjects are on Tel Aviv and Tel Aviv Only: Frits is touring the reporter through Tel Aviv and talking about architecture and Bauhaus architecture particulary and architect Herman Hertzberger talks about his not realized development plans for Tel Aviv. That is what Frits says all the time: “Tel Aviv architecture is way cool!” … Read entire article »
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Tonight at Beth Levine
Tonight, at 19:30 there will be the official festive ceremony (invitation only) for the opening of the White Night Celebrations, with greetings by mayor Ron Huldai and the Deputy Mayor of Paris, Mr. Christophe Girard. After their greetings the inauguration of the Tel Aviv’s Centennial Stamps will take place. Beth Levine, on Rothschild Boulevard no. 46 was designed in 1924 by the architect and Tel Aviv’s first City Engineer: Judah Magidovitch. The beautiful building was restored twice, in 1999 and just last month again. Let the White Night Party begin!!! … Read entire article »
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The Whole City – The Whole White Night!!!
Tomorrow, May 27th, it will be for the 3rd time: White Night ,but this time “bigger as ever” with dozens of shows, scenes and special attractions with e.g. Singing at Sharona, Night Beach Party at Alma Beach, Sunrise concert with Yehudit Ravitz, Theatre at the Hatahana, a special Tribute to Arik Einstein in The Third Ear, a ’20s style cafe at Kikar Bialik and so on and on and on… For more info visit: www.tlv100.co.il “Just leave your homes this coming Wednesday evening and see what is Art, Culture, Fun, Music in Tel-Aviv all about!” … Read entire article »
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Video interview with Ron Huldai, mayor of TLV
Interesting interview of Ariel Zilber (Ha’aretz) with the mayor of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Ron Huldai… It is more then 9 minutes, but as said it is interesting… … Read entire article »
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The Tel Aviv Hall of Fame
Because of the Centennial celebrations in Tel Aviv, Time-Out magazine and Castro Fashion decided to put together: “The Tel Aviv Hall of Fame”: a compilation of 100 individuals, coined the Centennial Hundred. It honors the city’s luminaries – people who’ve shaped and molded its cultural and physical landscape from 1909 until today. Some of the honoured people are e.g.: Akiva Arie Weiss, one of the City founders; Haim Nachman Bialik, the poet; Ya’acov Shabtai, the writer; Avraham Slonsky, the poet; Etgar Keret, the writer; Reuven Rubin, the painter; Hanna Rovina, the actress; Leah Gottlieb, founder of Gottex; Stefan Brown, furrier; Arik Einstein, musican; Aviv Geffen, musician; Abie Nathan, peace-activist; David Perlov, filmmaker; Ohad Naharin, choreographer and Uri Avneri, political activist. You will find the interesting exhibit at the Castro’s flagship-store … Read entire article »
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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 »
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Tel Aviv: what’s in a name
Minutes of a meeting of the Ahuzat Bayit Committee, early 1910: Dr.Hayyim Hisin: “I suggest that we call our new neighborhood Herzliya, in memory of Herzl” Abraham Gerson Hanoh: “But there is a chance that we will incur the wrath of the (Ottoman) authorities by naming it after Herzl” Arieh Akiva Weiss: “This is true. We have to find a name that the goverment will agree to. And let us not forget that we are only building a small neighborhood (sec:!!!), a part of the big city of Jaffa. I suggest the name New Jaffa.” Menahem Sheinkin: “I suggest the name Tel Aviv, which is the Hebrew name of Herzl’s book ‘Altneuland’, as it was translated by Nahum Sokolow. This is the name by which Herzl wished to express the hope for our future … Read entire article »
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Tel Aviv City Logo explained
In the center of a Star of David surrounded by seven stars, stands a lighthouse projecting rays of light. An excerpt from the Book of Jeremiah (31:4) reads: “I will build thee up and thou shalt be built”. This is the historic symbol of the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, designed in 1925 by the artist Nahum Gutman, then an 27-year-old painter. The lighthouse and gate symbolize Tel Aviv-Yafo as ‘a light unto the nation’ and gateway for immigration – a safe harbor for Jewish refugees. The seven stars originated in a draft made by Herzl for a flag of the future Jewish country. Gutman’s symbol underwent changes during the 1930s and once again after the unification of Tel Aviv and Yafo in 1950. … Read entire article »
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“Why did grandpa sell his sea-shell plot?”
Today, April 20th, I did found a very interesting article in ‘Ha’aretz’ Daily. In this article, decendants of Tel Aviv’s founders bemoan that ancestors sold off land from the original lottery in what is now the city’s ‘hottest’ neighborhoods. One said: “…they were tricked!” [from Ha'aretz] … Read entire article »
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Tel Aviv Fever one month old! Time for a present :-D
April 19th, 2009 | 5 Comments
Yes, today [19:30 IL Time ;-) ] it is only one month that Tel Aviv Fever is LIVE. :-D We decided to give you a present, because we are thrilled by your reactions, of which we get most by e-mail and not as a comment, but that is a minor detail ;-) Don’t be afraid to tell us what you think! We thought you would love a video channel with video’s of Tel Aviv Only. So we made you our own Tel Aviv Fever vChannel. You can find it in the upper menu or HERE (which basically both do the same ;-) ) If you know a nice video that is not included yet, tell us, so we can put it there too! ENJOY! … Read entire article »
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