Interview with David Albahari*
David Albahari (b. 1949) is a Serbian writer who has lived more than 10 years in exile in Canada. He went into exile because the former Yugoslavia was torn apart by ethnic war. Albahari left…
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Convivencia and filosefardismo in Spanish Nation-building*
2015: The Law of reencuentro or the old-new Philo-Sephardism “¡Cuánto os hemos echado de menos!”—“We have missed you so much!” These were the words of King Philippe VI, Head of State of Spain, in the…
Encounter at the crossroads of Europe – the fellowship of Zweig and Verhaeren
Stefan Zweig, whose works passed into the public domain this year in many countries around the world, was one of the most famous writers of the 1920s and 30s. Will Stone explores the importance of…
Grossman Revisited (English Version)
Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?” God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but The…
What’s in a name? Names as a precious lasting connection with our heritage.
The history of names is so ancient that no one knows the beginning of the story. As far back as oral history reaches, people have had names and the most ancient written texts and mythologies…
The Zaddik
The notions of singular leadership and the place of the zaddik in Jewish cosmology are traced from first century rabbinic sources down to rival Hasidic claims in the mid-nineteenth century. The problem with the image…
Gente Estranha: An Interview with Melech Mechaya
La música klezmer està una altra vegada d’enhorabona, Melech Mechaya acaben de publicar nou disc replet de sons vius i carregats d’energia. Després d’estar de promoció per Espanya i vinguts recentment del Internationales Klezmer Festival…
7th ZEBRA Film Festival in Berlin
From darkness to darkness (Von Dunkel zu Dunkel) “From Darkness to Darkness” You opened your eyes – I saw my darkness live. I see through it down the bed: there too it is mine and…
Jewish Communities Around the World: Los Angeles
La diversidad y la agitación cultural son los factores que más definen a Los Ángeles. Es la capital de la industria cinematográfica y el país de las celebridades, alfombras rojas, focos y tendencias . Encarna…
Melech Mechaya: “It all started with a book”
“Melech Mechaya”, cuya traducción en hebreo significa Los Reyes de la Fiesta, son un referente de la música Klezmer. Estos chicos originarios de Portugal, empezaron su andadura en 2006, y tras 3 álbumes y diversas incursiones…