This week an exhibition was opened in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art about the Israeli photographer Yakov Agor (1911-1996), who became famous for his pictures in the left-wing weekly ‘HaOlam-Haze’ (Uri Avneri) and later on in ‘Haaretz Magazine’… Information: 03-607.7020
In the Elle Belgique, the french language fashion-magazine, you will find in the December 2009 issue an article about Tel Aviv and the beautiful blog of Sarah Pequine (from in Belgium, and living now in Tel Aviv): Oh So Arty, about art in Tel-Aviv.
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli continues her unofficial role representing Israel abroad as she graces on the December cover (no.23/2009) of the French travel magazine: L’Officiel Voyage with the headline: “Tel Aviv avec Bar Rafaeli”. The 11 page spread article about Tel Aviv features some of the model’s favourite places in the city, including the Neve-Tsedek neighbourhood and the boardwalk. (The… Read more →
An interesting article I found today in Haaretz Magazine, written by Ofer Aderet about a trial in the Tel Aviv District Family Court: who owns the papers and works of author Max Brod, Frans Kafka‘s friend and literary executor?
A long, interesting article I did found in Haaretz Magazine (August 14 ) written by Ariel Hirschfeld about the new movie: Ajami, directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. The movie, about a neighborhood in Yafo, won the Wolgin Prize for best feature film this year at the Jerusalem Film Festival and a ‘”honorable mention” at the Cannes Film Festival… Read more →
I found this interesting article: “A sense of place” about the landscape-architecture in- and around the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in the Neve-Tsedek neighborhood, written by Ariel Hirschfeld in Ha’aretz Magazine. The architect, who created this project, was Shlomo Aronson. Worth a visit!!
A beautiful article I found last week in the Ha’aretz Magazine, July 17th, written by Roni Dori about the once prima ballerina of the Batsheva Dance Company: Rina Schenfeld. Today, 71 years old, Rina is a choreographer, but is still dancing in some of her art-works. A truely fantastic woman!!
An exciting crime story, I did find in the Ha’aretz Magazine ( July the 10th) written by Dalia Karpel. On Sunday, April the 30th /1939, Avraham Fogel (age 71) was found murdered on the 2nd floor of his house on Rothschild Boulevard no. 12 (designed in 1914). Avraham Fogel was one of the founders of Tel Aviv and took part… Read more →
An interesting article about the fashion designer Michal Bassad, I did find today in The Jerusalem Post Magazine (July 17th 2009) written by Michal Lando and Mya Guarnieri. Michal says: “My clothes are very organic in that manner, they are not planned, they are intuitive…” and: “My design has become softer over the years…it’s not only about aesthetics, it’s about… Read more →
