Gala premiere of The Queen Has No Crown in Cinematheque Tel Aviv
On June the 16th (20.00) the gala premiere of ‘The Queen Has No Crown’, directed by Tomer Heymann and produced by Tomer and Barak Heymann, will take place in Cinematheque Tel Aviv as a part of the TLVfest 2011. The documentary, that had its world-premiere at the 61st. Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale 2011), is a personal story about his family, his strong mother, his father who divorced after 33 years of marriage and his four … Read entire article »
Dutch architects and engineers visiting Tel Aviv
Last Thursday, June 2nd, 61 Dutch architects and engineers did visit our city Tel Aviv. The 6-days Dutch Architecture Israel Excursion was organized by Ton Voets (Cultuurreizen.tv in Delft, Holland). I took 31 people from the group and showed them historic Tel Aviv (1909-1938). In the 3-hours walk of the inner-city of Tel Aviv, they saw Neo-Romantic, Eclectic and Bauhaus, or Internationale Style architecture. In the inner-city of Tel Aviv (since June … Read entire article »
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CBS’ 60 Minutes explores Tel Aviv
CBS famous news magazine 60 Minutes, one of the most watched investigate television programs in the U.S., is expected to air a 12-minute report on our city: Tel Aviv. The veteran correspondent Bob Simon did visit Tel Aviv at the beginning of May and he and his crew stayed for near 4 weeks in the city!). They called Tel Aviv: “vibrant, liberal and attractive.” We keep you informed! … Read entire article »
Tel Aviv: Keep an eye on your restoration projects!!
One of the first Bauhaus buildings (there are 4.000 of them in the inner-city of Tel Aviv!) that was restored (in 1994), is the beautiful building in Bialik Street no. 18 (architect: Friedman Bros, 1935). A few days ago, I did a Bauhaus tour with a Dutch reporter and saw the building again, after quite a long time. I was quite shocked: the building has signs of decay of concrete again!! Please, Tel Aviv, once you restore … Read entire article »
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TEL O FUN, rent a green bike in Tel Aviv has started
Since this month (May 2011) you can rent a bike in Tel Aviv, based on the famous Dutch “Witte Fietsen Plan” (White Bike Plan) (see our article before). The Tel Aviv Municipality invested NIS 100 million ($25 million) in the so called: Tel O Fun rent a bike. More then 2.000 green bikes you will find at the so called ‘docking stations’ around Tel Aviv. The system works with credit cards (the Amsterdam bike … Read entire article »
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Life in Stills: struggle for Tel Aviv Weissensteins photo shop [edited]
![Life in Stills: struggle for Tel Aviv Weissensteins photo shop [edited]](http://www.telaviv-fever.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/big-016-300x225.jpg "Life in Stills")
During the 13th. Docaviv Film Festival, I was at the premiere (May 16th.) of the documentary: Life in Stills, directed by Tamar Tal and produced by Barak Heymann. It is the emotional story of Miriam Weissenstein (during the shootings: 96 years old) and her grandson Ben in their struggle for their Pri-Or Photo Shop at Allenby 30. Photographer Rudi Weissenstein opened his shop in 1940. I think every Telavivian knows this famous shop with the large … Read entire article »
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Tel Aviv named hot summer party spot by hotelscombined.com
Tel Aviv has been named one of the top 10 hottest summer party spots for 2011 by ‘HotelsCombined.com’, a leading hotel price comparison search-engine. Tel Aviv ranked number nine on the list and is described as: “home to some of the hottest nightclubs in the Middle-East…”. Tel Aviv: Keep on Rocking!!! … Read entire article »
Troubles, troubles, troubles in paradise… and in- and around Habima Theater
We wrote many times on Tel Aviv Fever about the ‘strange’ restoration project of the Habima Theater done by architect Ram Karmi. But now also the designer of the new plaza near Habima: the sculptor Dani Karavan joined the chorus of complaining about the whole project and the two top ” artists ” are blaming each other! In this article by Noam Dvir in the Haaretz Magazine: “Squaring off in Tel Aviv”, Dani Karavan has … Read entire article »
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Entrances of Tel Aviv buildings by photographer France Lebee-Nadav
I did found an awesome article in ‘Haaretz Magazine’ written by Dalia Karper: ‘Lovable Anarchy’ about France Lebee-Nadav who did photograph for 20 years the entrances of Tel Aviv buildings - that no-man’s land that belongs to the yard and the street. “You don’t find spaces like this anywhere else” says France Lebee-Nadiv… Not even in her city of birth, Paris. [building entrances of the Moriem House, at Druyanov Street 1, designed by Reuben Mitelman (1938). Photo's by Frits … Read entire article »
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Rhus Ovata fashion at Dizengoff street
Urban inspiration with an even funkier bent is what best defines Rhus Ovata, the brand created four years ago by young sisters, Einav and Hadas Zucker, two of Israel’s fashion darlings. Einav got her start after winning a competition for young designers sponsored by Diesel. After a short stay in New York, the duo settled back in Tel Aviv and they opened their own boutique at Dizengoff Street. More info: www.rhusovata.com … Read entire article »
Aluma Klein, fashion boutique at Basel Square
Aluma Klein opened her boutique of the same name in charming Basel Square over a year ago and has since garnered adoring fans like Keren Ann (the celebrated French chanteuse) and collabrations with Batsheva, one of the country’s most distinguished dance companies. You will find hand-dyed French-lace flapper dresses, multi-colored crocheted shawls and fitted, Victorian-inspired overcoats in her finely edited shop. … Read entire article »
Bloody Zombie Walk Night in Tel Aviv
For the first time ever, there will be a ‘Zombie Walk’ Night in Tel Aviv. This ‘bloody’ event will be on Thursday, March 17th. from 22.30 until 01.30 along Rothschild Boulevard (start at the corner of Herzl Street and Rothschild Boulevard). Come, dress as a zombie and feel like in ‘Another World’ =)!! … Read entire article »
Allenby 58, from cinema to club to apartment complex
In the beginning of 2000 ‘Allenby 58′ was the place to be: a groundbreaking club, with the best dj’s of the world. Years before it was known as the ‘Rimon Cinema’. It started all in 1930 when architect Shlomo Gepstein was commissioned a plan to design a three-storey block of flats on a plot at Allenby 58. Plans changed and in 1932 a cinema was build. After the 80′s the building crumbled down, until it became a Tel Aviv … Read entire article »
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