Bauhaus Anyone?

January 2, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
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Like Bauhaus motif? Think it’s THE defining European architecture and design movement of the 20th century?

Then you’ll be pleased to note the opening of Tel Aviv’s new Bauhaus Museum – a collection of Bauhaus era influenced treasures from collectors worldwide.

The new museum, housed in a Bauhaus building at 21 Bialik Street, will be open starting this week and the first exhibit is all about interiors – design & furniture contributed by collectors outside Israel.

Future exhibits will focus on design, architecture and Bauhaus beginnings in Israel.

Enjoy!

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Ushering in 2008

January 2, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Art, Blogging, Holidays 

Israel’s blogosphere is bubbling with new year related postings. Recaps of how evenings were spent, greetings and well wishes.

A special thanks to Dutchblog Israel for sharing this 2008 sandcastle greeting out of India. We agree.

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60 Years: Let my People Go

January 1, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Crime, Holidays, Israeliness 

With the incoming year 2008 also comes Israel’s 60th birthday. We’ll be marking it here this Spring so come on over and help us celebrate, won’tcha?

In the interim, some of the locals who might be helping with celebrations are Israel’s prisoners, set to be released as part of a “60th Anniversary Pardon Sweep”.

No, not the hard core in-for-lifers.

MK Eli Yishai has presented an initiative to Israel’s parliament proposing that “petty criminals” be let off the hook for the 60th.

Who might benefit?

3,500 offenders who have committed acts of low level violence, haven’t paid fines or fees, have minor drug offences, didn’t pay taxes, or who are petty thieves.

The more the merrier, eh? What a great place to live if you’re a criminal! Yahoo!

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Felafel Alaska Style

January 1, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Food, Immigrant Moments, Israeliness, Life 

You have to give a smile, wink and nod of appreciation to 30-year-old Nadav Weiss, an Israel native who took a business risk and succeeded. B-I-G T-I-M-E.

Weiss had never cooked felafel & he couldn’t find pita in Alaska when he decided to make felafel his full time job. But never mind. The intrepid Fairbanks resident learned how to make both and then set up a stand at the local farmer’s market.

When the lines grew longer and longer he and his Alaska native wife decided to open The Felafel Palace. Open a mere 4 hours each day, they currently average 200 meals at each sitting. The cost: $7 per portion. Not bad.

Read the details here.

Kudos to Weiss and wife. And all because he was missing home.

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Stolen Culture

January 1, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Art, Israeliness, Politics 

Israel and Egypt have shared a “cold peace” since 1979.

“Technically” as in “on paper” there’s peace. Israelis vacation in the Sinai Penninsula and sometimes venture to Cairo. Egyptians rarely visit Israel – mostly they just send greetings by way of munitions via a handy dandy Gaza-Egypt passage (OUCH!).

But there IS an Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv. Mostly it’s there for granting Israelis Visas to travel to their country…although that’s been happening with less frequency in recent years due to travel warnings issued by Israel’s government.

Anyhooo…the latest in these warm and affectionate relations: Egypt is accusing Israel of culture stealing. Specifically, dipping into Egypt’s “patent” on the art of belly dancing.

Egypt weekly Al Ussbooeh ran an article accusing Israel’s Foreign Ministry of trying to glean fame and fortune off of Egypt’s established “global standing” in the belly dancing realm.

That would be due to the fact that Israel is holding an international belly dancing festival later this month in Eilat and sponsors had the gall to approach Egypt for representation.

The nerve!

And not only that: The article also cited Israel entrepreneurial chutzpah in deciding to erect an open air shuk/bazaar during festival week where belly dance items will be sold. The bazaar’s name: Hahn Al Halili which just happens to be the name of Cairo’s colorful shuk.

The Foreign Ministry is taking a vow of silence on this one.

Shake shake shake.

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