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The Czechoslovak Film Festival August 13 - 31 Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Holon, Herzliya, Sderot
100 years since the founding of Czechoslovakia. Does this country still exist? Yes, in the cinema!
The Czech Republic and Slovakia celebrate 100 years since the founding of Czechoslovakia and invite the Israeli public to celebrate the anniversary with them. Thirteen films, the best of Czechoslovak cinema, will be screened, ranging from the silent film Erotikon (1929), one of the first ever erotic films in history, to the latest film, Ice Mother, starring Zuzana Kroner.
Actress Zuzana Kroner, daughter of actor Jozef Kroner, will open the festival with Ice Mother at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on Monday, August 13 at 7:45 p.m.
Czech Centre Tel Aviv organized the festival in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Slovak Republic.
During the festival, there will be a tribute to film director Milos Forman. Two of his movies will be screened: Loves of a Blonde and Talent Competition. There will also be a retrospective of Oscar-winning director Jan Kadar. Five of his films will be screened, the first of which is The Shop on Main Street.
Loves of a Blonde(1965) is one of the three major contributions by Milos Forman to the Czechoslovak New Wave. The other two are Black Peter (1963) and the tragicomedy Firemen’s Ball (1967). In Loves of a Blonde, Forman based the story on a real-life incident. He tried to create a realistic look and feel by filming in a small Czech town with a shoe factory of its own, utilizing a largely non-professional cast, relying on a considerable amount of improvised dialogue and employing documentary-style film techniques. Forman’s casual take on Czechoslovak provincial society is unsentimental but sympathetic. He based a poignant personal story on a real-life situation – the shortage of men in a small town that housed 2,000 young female workers.
Honorary guest Vaclav Macek, director of the Central European House of Photography, will open the Jan Kadar retrospective on August 14 in Tel Aviv.
The Shop on Main Street(1965) is one of the most celebrated Czechoslovak films. Directed by Jan Kadar and Elmar Klos, the drama won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Adapted from a novel by Ladislav Grosman (who collaborated on the screenplay), the film represents the peak of Czechoslovak New Wave output. The story takes place in a small town in eastern Slovakia during WW II. The implementation of the Nazis' Nuremberg Laws hits the town hard, with local Jews deported to concentration camps, and their possessions confiscated. Due to the pressure of his greedy wife and thanks to special protection from his brother-in-law, a good-hearted Slovak cabinet-maker is allowed to take over a sewing supplies store owned by elderly Jewish widow Rozalia Lautmannova. But he cannot bear to tell her that her world has irrevocably changed, so he poses as her new helper. The film features superb performances by Jozef Kroner and Ida Kaminska, who received a Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965. Although the film was produced at the height of the Communist regime, there are several lines in Yiddish when Rozalia mutters to herself.
On August 19, director Petr Zelenka will introduce his film Lost in Munich at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
Lost in Munich (2015) provides a unique opportunity for those (politicians in particular) who like to cite the Munich Agreement of 1938. The Czech issue is satirized by director Petr Zelenka, who is known for his use of black humor. The comedic film is inspired by Lost in La Mancha, a 2002 documentary about Terry Gilliam's unfinished movieThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The narrative of Zelenka's film revolves around the making of the movie Lost in Munich, which tells the story of an unsuccessful journalist and a 90-year-old parrot that lived with French prime minister Edouard Daladier and continues to repeat Daladier's quotes related to the Munich Agreement. The failed film production (with the feigned French co-production) is an allegory of the alleged French betrayal in 1938.
Erotikon (1929). This film is a silent melodrama directed by Gustav Machat. One stormy night, a stranger
finds shelter in the stationmaster’s house. The man seduces his host's virtuous daughter. After a tempestuous night together, he abandons her. The director masterfully edits the material, bringing to the screen expressive images of liberated female sexuality.
The roster of the Czechoslovak Film Festival consists mainly of comedies or tragicomedy, which does not appear often. The films were selected by Robert Mikolas, the new director of the Czech Center in Tel Aviv. A foreign correspondent focused on world conflicts, he returns to Israel with a different mission.
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A DIALOGUE ABOUT ART AND COOKING
Linda Dangoor Gil Hovav
A Portrayal of the Jewish Iraqi Kitchen-then and now
Accompanied by the
Musician Yair Dalal andMuseum Curator Idit Sharoni
Date: Monday, 30 May 2016
Reception: 20:00 Event: 20:30
At: The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center, 83 Ben Porat Avenue, Or Yehuda
Cost: 60 NIS
For tickets call: 03 5339278 Ext 8
Places are limited, please book in advance.
Book purchase available at the BJHC.
Linda Dangoor – Artist, potter and Author
Linda has lived in the UK since the 60s. her interests in food and her Iraqi heritage have culminated in a beautifully designed cookery book: Flavours of Babylon
Gil Hovav – leading culinary journalists and television personality
Gil has played a major role in changing Israeli cuisine from one of basic traditional foods to one of enviable gourmet dining. He was involved in creating, producing and presenting some of Israel's most viewed and loved television food shows.
Yair Dalal - a composer, violinist, oud player and singer
Yair is an Israeli musician of Iraqi-Jewish descent. He plays an important role in shaping the global world music scene.His main instruments are the oud and the violin.
Idit sharoni – Museum curator
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Spring festival in the Ein-Yael "Hands-on" Museum in Jerusalem- taking visitors 2,000 years back in time
Meeting ancient artisans in the colorful Roman street ; treasure hunt for the whole family in the garden of Song of Songs; the wonderful children's play "Magical moments by the spring" ; making musical instruments from natural materials ; live music in the beautiful outdoors of Ein-Yael ; weaving wicker baskets; spinning wool in the spindle and a variety of other fun activities for the whole family
The Ein Yael "Hands-on" Museum is holding a spring festival in Hol Hamoed of Passover (24 -28 of April) this year! Among the activities: artisans recreating ancient handicrafts in the magical Roman street ; a treasure hunt for the whole family in the Song of Songs garden; live music which will be played around the site and a variety of other fun activities for the whole family.
In addition, visitors will be invited to experience all of Ein Yael's wonderful workshops: weaving baskets and making musical instruments of natural materials, painting wet plaster in the fresco workshop, learning about ancient building methods in the mud workshop, making clay in the ceramic workshop, planning and cutting a personal mosaic and lots more.
The dates of the festival are: 24-27th of April, from 10:00 to 17:00.
And on the 28th of April from 10:00 to14:00
The Ein-Yael museum provides a special and enriching fun-filled activity for the entire family, combining arts and crafts with learning about the ancient way of life. In the museum you will find orchards, a recreated Roman street, petting corner, a live spring, ancient agricultural facilities and olive trees, vineyards and more.
Entrance cost: 45 NIS for child, 35 NIS for adult.
The Ein-Yael "Hands-on" Museum, Jerusalem (next to "Malcha" train station)
Telephone: 02-6451866
Free parking.
Courtesy: Ein Yael Museum.
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STATE. Exhibition of the artists Dorina Horătău and Claudia Mușat at The Artists' House, Tel Aviv. 7 - 21 May 2016
The Romanian Cultural Institute has the honor to invite you at the exhibition STATE, open between the 7th and the 21st of May, 2016, at Tel Aviv Artists' House. On display there will be fiber artworks by Dorina Horărău and Claudia Mușat, two of the best Romanian fiber artists today.
The exhibition highlights a series work stages, as well as studies of the textile materials in various phases of processing. The artworks of Claudia Mușat reveal the artists' researches on silk and the tri-dimensional works of Dorina Horătău express meaningful moments of her private life.
The opening will take place on Saturday, the 7th of May, at 12:00 hrs., in the presence of the artist Dorina Horătău.
The exhibition will be open for public at Tel Aviv Artists' House, 9 Alharizi st. on the following schedule: Monday to Thursday between 10:00-13:00 and 17:00-19:00, Friday between 10:00-13:00 and Saturday between 11:00-14:00. More information: .
Partners: Tel Aviv Artists' House, The Romanian Artists' Union, The National Art University in Bucharest.
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Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, February 10th, 2015. Accompanied by Dr. Landau, Minister of Tourism in Israel, the CEO of EL AL Airlines and the founder of Magdala, Fr Juan Solana LC, the 21st International Tourist Fair was inaugurated at the Israeli Trade Center in Tel Aviv.
During the opening, the Tourist Minister thanked all who participated in this event where more than 20,000 professionals, tourist agents and locals attended. As well, he welcomed the Mexican priest, Fr Juan Solana LC, as spokesman on behalf of Magdala, new tourist, cultural and religious center in northern Israel.
The tourist complex, Magdala, is located on the West shore of the Sea of Galilee and was inaugurated on May of 2014. Since then it has received more than 30,000 visitors from over the world, mainly from: USA, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Italy and Russia. The innovative project consists of an Archaeological Park and DUC IN ALTUM, prayer and worship center. A second phase is being constructed; it consists of a Hotel for 300 people and Restaurant for capacity up to 900 people. When the project finishes will offer more than 1000 jobs in the Galilee region.
Magdala is known as the crossroads of Jewish and Christian history, since the archaeological discoveries allow an encounter of two of the main religions on earth. The archaeological findings are dated to the First Century, Second Temple times and Jesus Public Ministry as well.
The Magdala founder, Fr Juan María Solana said: "It's an honor to be part of such an important event for the global tourism and cultures. I invite all who haven't been to The Holy Land, to come and the ones who already visited, to come back. It's an experience that not even money can buy".
The cultural, tourist and religious development of Magdala, expects to host more than 250,000 people at the beginning of 2016, being one of the most visited places by pilgrims and tourists in Galilee.
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