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An original sketch by the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen (1877-1968) of the pianist Felicja Blumental was discovered, a few weeks ago, in the Felicja Blumental Music Center (Bialik Square, Tel Aviv).
While at a Beethoven festival featuring a solo performance of Felicja Blumental with the Pasdeloup Orchestra, conducted by Heinrich Hollreiser, at the Palais de [...]

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Frits on December 8th, 2009

The Dutch fashion designer Naomi Maaravi, now living in Tel Aviv,will show her new collection on Thursday, December 17th at 17:00 at Gallery 12, Hanagarim Street no.12 in Tel Aviv. One of her Dutch clients is the famous saxaphonist Candy Dulfer.
Naomi Maaravi: Clothes with a story

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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.
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Frits on April 28th, 2009

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 [...]

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Frits on April 15th, 2009

On Thursday, April 21st 2005 , it was the first time in history that a group of houses were ‘moved’ 20 meters!! This fantastic job was done by the Dutch ‘Mammoet‘ company to widen the Kaplan-street. The 5 houses were a part of Tel Aviv’s German ‘Templars’ Colony in ‘Sharona‘ that was established in 1871. [...]

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