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More supporters: Never destroy a historic building

I did found this most interesting article in the Ha’aretz newspaper about the preservation of historic buildings in the city. As the frequent readers of Tel Aviv Fever will know, we support restoration and renovation projects in the inner-city for 100% and are fully against a destruction of an (important) historic building. An historic building is a part of the culture and history of the city, never destroy it! … Read entire article »

Filed under: architecture, city, featured, history, life, restoration

Our Tel Aviv Fever website in The Jerusalem Post

Last Friday, Hannah Brown (for years the cinema-reviewer of the daily) mentioned our website Tel Aviv Fever in her weekly column CineFile in the Billboard Entertainment Guide of April 2nd. (a Friday Magazine of the Post). She wrote: “…Finally, you’ve seen the movie Ajami, and now you can tour the neighborhood for which the film was named. Frits de Wit, an expert on Tel Aviv history and architecture who has been living in the White City for over 20 years, conducts walking tours of Ajami. On his tours, he explans the history of the area, from early in the last century and up trough recent years. To get more information or to book a trip, check out De Wit’s website [in fact a joined effort of the two editors - ed.] , … Read entire article »

Filed under: architecture, city, life, movies, TA Fever

City of Oranges

In two days we will know if the Israeli film: Ajami, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani will be nominated for an Oscar. For all the people who saw, or will see this awesome movie about the Ajami-neighborhood in Jaffo, I recommand an outstanding book about the Arab-Jewish history of Jaffo: “City of Oranges : Arabs and Jews in Jaffa”, written by Adam LeBor. In 357 pages (with a lot of historical pictures) Adam LeBor writes about the ordinary people and families in Jaffo, who are trying to get on with their lives in the middle of a interminable conflict. … Read entire article »

Filed under: city, history, life, literature

The Child Dreams

In Haaretz Magazine of Friday, December 25th, I did find a long, interesting article written by Doron Halutz about the composer Gil Shohat. Living in Jaffo with his partner Brian, the 36 years old Gil is the most prominent name on the classical music scene in Israel today. “This days he is working hard on a new ambitious composition for the Israeli Opera: The Child Dreams, directed by Omri Nitzan and based on a most poetic and lyric play by the late Hanoch Levin.” The NIS 7 million production of The Child Dreams, joined by dancers, acrobats, actors, a choir of nine female singers and dozen musicians, is conducted by David Stern. The premiere wil be on January 18th at the Israeli Opera (The TAPAC Center). Gil Shohat You find another article … Read entire article »

Filed under: events, music, theater

Ajami will be at the Oscars in 2010

Last night, Saturday 26th, (in Haifa) the movie Ajami, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, took all (!!) the top-awards at the Israeli Ophir Awards ceremony. They beat their big rival Lebanon by Shmuel Maoz on all levels. Ajami about a neighborhood in Yafo, south of the Old City, received awards for: Best Screenplay, Best Music, Best Director and Best movie of 2009! Scandar, Yaron and the rest of the cast and crew: Mazzal Tov! Ajami will represent the Israeli cinema, next year, at the Oscars. … Read entire article »

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Intermediate Space Video Installation in Neve-Tsedek

On September 10th at 20.30 there will be large “Intermediate Space Video Installations” on the square in front of the Inbal Dance Theatre in the Neve-Tsedek neighborhood. This outdoor video-installation adress the space between ‘black and white’, between Tel Aviv “the White City” of Bauhaus modern architecture and its adoption of European ‘modernism’. It continues with a look at Tel Aviv of the Middle-East, including Jaffo and the southren neighborhoods. Curators are : Carmel Gottlieb Kimhi and Tali Navon. The video-artist, who are taking part in this unique video-art installation are: Ronen Eidelman, Batya Argov, Yael Bartana, Doron Golan, Ela Zaharano, Delight, Meir Tatti, Yulie Cohen, Itay Finkelstein, Yifat Libny, Sagit Geirman, Tali Navon, Doron Solomons, Yael Omer, Dafna Shalom and Micha Simchon. More information: 03-5173711 … Read entire article »

Filed under: architecture, art, video

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