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Gallery Tour in Neve-Tsedek

February 12th, 2011 | Comments Off

Irgoen Oleh Holland, the Dutch New Immigrants Organization will have an exciting Gallery Tour in the old and picturesque neighborhood ‘Neve-Tsedek’ (1883) on March 4th. The tour will start at 9.30.The tour will be in Dutch! For information, please call: Milly Horowitz (03-5169096). … Read entire article »

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Dov Carmi exhibition in the Helena Rubinstein Pavillion

December 19th, 2010 | Comments Off

In the Helena Rubenstein Pavillion for Contemporary Art (Tarsat Boulevard 6) you will find an exhibition about the famous International Style (‘Bauhaus’) architect Dov Carmi under the name: ‘Dov Carmi, Architect-Engineer, Public Domestica‘. Dov Carmi was born in 1905 in Odessa and came to Palestine in 1921. He went to the ‘L’Ecole du Beaux Art’ in Gent (Belgium) to study architecture. Back in Palestine he designed more then 50 International Style buildings (1930-1950 ) in Tel … Read entire article »

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Alfas House needs a restoration badly

December 13th, 2010 | Comments Off

The Alfas House build in the Eclectic Style in Balfourstreet no.4 was designed in 1924 by Alexander Levy; the same architect who designed the beautiful Pagoda House on the King George Square. The 559 square meters building with his impressive, redish facade is slated for preservation under very strict restrictions, which do not permit additional construction. The building is now many years in a bad condition and is waiting for his saviour” … … Read entire article »

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Carmel tragedy

December 6th, 2010 | Comments Off

We know… Tel Aviv Fever is about Tel Aviv-Yafo and Tel Aviv-Yafo only. But sometimes there are things that need to be said. We are SO glad that the 77 hour (!) blaze is over and no more people can get killed… I was travelling when I heard about the terrible disaster and could not react on it before. My buddy Frits was using e-mail and facebook to keep people, including me, informed about what was happening, … Read entire article »

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Cyclist in Tel Aviv: Kings of the Pavement

November 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment

I love cycling, I love Tel Aviv, but the combination of the two is a bit complicated. Being in Tel Aviv for two great weeks again made me realize that cyclist in Tel Aviv are the Kings of the Pavement. Okay, at least, this is what they think… With high speed, with ringing bells, getting mad and having no respect for pedestrians they rule the pavement as their kingdom. This is quite an experience. As a … Read entire article »

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Telavivians and their dogs

November 13th, 2010 | 5 Comments

Something that caught my eye and brain is that there are so many dogs in Tel Aviv now… And their owners are in the age of more or little after military service…. Would it be instead of kids or just as in-between? ;) I was pleasantly surprised about the fact that the streets are still so clean. I see quite some dogs (sorry: dog owners) that need some lessons, but there is almost no dog stuff on the street. Well done! (or did I miss something? ;-) If so, please tell me!) … Read entire article »

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View on Peace Wall from Peres Peace House

November 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments

My co-editor Frits told me and wrote about it on our site before. He is an art and architecture lover and I am a photographer. But now I have seen it with my own eyes, being on a guided tour with Frits. For me it is official now: The Peres Peace House is ugly! There are more reasons for that: it is an ugly building (of 15 million dollars), that looks like an Amsterdam parking house it is difficult to clean and so dirty already it is facing the sea and not the streets of Jaffa / Ajami There is one big benefit since a few weeks and from yesterday. The backside of the building, designed by Italian architect Massimillana Fuksas, faces the Peace Wall, the great artwork of Arabic and Jewish children, in the form … Read entire article »

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Coming soon…

November 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

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Tel Aviv ranked 3rd in Lonely Planet list of world’s best cities

November 1st, 2010 | Comments Off

Lonely Planet, one of worlds most importantant publishers of travel guides and travel information, named Tel Aviv third (!) in a list of the world’s best cities (in travel 2011) this week, praising “the coastal metropolis for its art and music scenes and relaxed, liberal culture…” Just great, we think! New-York and Tangier just beated us this time ;-) [via: Haaretz] … Read entire article »

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Restoration work former Ben Nahum Hotel started

October 31st, 2010 | 2 Comments

I think every Tel Avivian knows this spot on the corner of Allenby Street 118 and Rothschild Boulevard: the beautiful building with this very special rooftop: the once Ben-Nahum Hotel, designed in 1921 by Tel Aviv’s first city-engineer Judah Magidovitch, who designed more then 500 (!) buildings in Tel Aviv, between 1919 and 1951. After the hotel closed, there have been several different restaurants in de building. A month ago they started to restore this awesome building… … Read entire article »

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TLV Global City Forum: a fighting spirit for Tel Aviv

October 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Last Wednesday, October 13th, the first Tel Aviv Global City Forum took place at the Cameri Theatre, with local and international speakers and different workshops. After the opening remarks of mayor Ron Huldai there were speeches by Chaim Shani, the General Manager of the Ministry of Finance, a speech by Hila Oren, the General Director of TLV Global City, an interesting speech by Jennifer Falk, the Executive Director of the Union Square in New York, … Read entire article »

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Ram Karmi, the ‘gentleman’ architect

October 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Just watched the Israeli Channel 10 News yesterday with an item about the ‘renovation’ of the once so beautiful Habima Theater, designed in 1935 by Richard Kaufmann. The reporter asked the renovation architect Ram Karmi the following quite relevant questions: “Why was there no public discussion about this renovation-project? Why was there no tender issued to select the architect? Why the budget went from NIS 31 million to NIS160 million? Why are there old components missing? Why the sub-contractor went to court to stop the project? Why the opening date changed from last December to the Summer of 2011?” The amazing answer of the ‘gentleman’ architect was: “Everybody can kiss my arse!!” Before on Tel Aviv Fever where Habima was mentioned: HERE … Read entire article »

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Municipality TLV: no new skyscrapers in center

May 13th, 2010 | 3 Comments

So sometimes there is good news coming from the offices of the Municipality of Tel Aviv: the Municipality’s Planning and Construction Committee decided yesterday not to approve building of any new tower in the city center (just like places as Amsterdam and Paris). According to an outline plan for 2025 high-risers will be concentrated in the city’s East-Side. Ron… Kol Ha Kavod !!! … Read entire article »

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