French Inundation
During the past week I’ve noticed that whenever I’m in Tel Aviv shopping, walking, or generally going about daily business I hear French being spoken.
An influx of French immigration to Israel over the past few years would definitely contribute to this phenomenon.
But, says things.co.il, so does a sharp increase in numbers of French tourists frequenting Israel.
This summer, and especially in August, there’s a feeling that there is a larger amount of tourists around. In past years I’ve heard mostly English (Americans). This year, French is spoken everywhere. Unfortunately, I don’t speak French. I only understand a few simple words.
There are so many French tourists, that some places, not those that are near the sea, adapt themselves to tourists. I was quite surprised to sit for a few hours in a restaurant and to hear only French songs. I was especially surprised hearing a blues song in French. That sounded quite strange.
Well, last summer there were hardly any tourists, and I was writing mostly about anti-war demonstrations in Tel Aviv , so I can’t really complain about blues songs in French…
Ball Four
Filed under: General, Israeliness, Life, Pop Culture, Sports
I know, the name’s been taken, but Ball Four seems like the perfect title for this comprehensive play by play of the first season of the Israel Baseball League, written by Israeli journalist and ISRAEL21c contributor ELLI WOHLGELERNTER. He, more intelligently titled it ‘The Oys of Summer’.
For all of us who had great times at the games we went to, the behind the dugout controversies and fights seems like one of those Israeli telenovellas that we’re addicted to.
Here’s hoping that despite all the problems outlined here, the IBL will be back for another season next year.
Permanent or Temporary?
If you’re an Israeli living abroad, how many times have you told yourself and others: I’ll be going back before the baby starts 1st grade..? Or: ..before the youngest is bar-mitzva’d? Or: after they finish college?
Sound familiar?
It is. And Israeli writer Roni Floman has just published a book on the dilemma Israelis abroad, specifically those in Silicon Valley, face vis a vis “should I stay or go”. 
Temporary or Permanent addresses “the issues that Israelis living outside of Israel have to deal with, especially around the issue of moving back – or not.”
Most Israeli’s will tell you that they have plans to move back to Israel sometime in the future. The joke is most plan to move back “when the kids graduate college”. As Roni says, most of the time, the kids are the excuse for either staying abroad, or coming back to Israel…. at any age….
writes Israeli VC on Sand Hill Road.
The book’s in Hebrew and can be ordered here.
Home for the Holidaze
Make some room at the table, cook up a few extra kneidelach and get your cameras in paparazzi mode.
Hollywood’s en route for the holidays. Or so says Isrealli who blogs that Madonna & husband Guy Ritchie along with 1st timers to Israel Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher will be spending Rosh Ha’Shana at the Tel Aviv Kabbalah Center.
L’Haim!
Living in the past
Forget the Rolling Stones and their much-touted longevity. They never came to Israel.
But Jethro Tull, with the ageless Ian Anderson, and the… well, aging Martin Barre on guitar, still put on an electrifying – if slightly by rote – show.
They certainly satisfied the full house last week at the cozy Jerusalem Train Station amphitheater, the first of three shows here. Here’s a clip from the third show at Caesearea.
And a nice review from Ben Jacobson in the Jerusalem Post.
And what’s with Bruce Springsteen – is he really an anti-semite?
A massive tour to support his upcoming reunion album with the E-Street Band – Magic – was just announced with oodles of European dates. But once again, no show here… What gives, Boss?
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