Year: 2014

Lobbying for greater involvement of women in the policies of war

Eti Livni, a former deputy speaker of Knesset, and member of security and foreign affairs committee, speaks about “Forum Dvorah: Women in Foreign Policy and National Security,” which is lobbying to have women involved in more decision-making process.

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LET’S GET LIT: Writer and Prof. Nissim Calderon shares his views of the conflict

Professor Nissim Calderon, a writer and professor of Hebrew literature at Ben Gurion University, shares his views of the conflict, Amos Oz’s surprising statement to German radio station, and the songs we listen to in wartime.

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SEASON OF POSTPONEMENTS: Jerusalem Season of Culture still on, but scaled down

July was supposed to be the big kick-off of the Jerusalem Season of Culture, series of riveting artistic experiences spanning the worlds of dance, music, poetry, visual art and more. But some events were postponed and others scaled down to fit the somber mood and the heightened tensions in Jerusalem.

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HAPPINESS, DAMNIT: Hard rock singer-songwriter Diana Golby hits the TLV1 studios

Hard rock singer-songwriter Diana Golby hits the TLV1 studios to discuss her debut album “Osher” (Happiness) and her upcoming LP of songs in English.

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CREATIVE KIDS: a special space for kids called Artland

Shiri Ben Artzi, founder of Artland – Art Playground for Kids, speaks about the special space they’ve created this year at the Namal in Tel Aviv, despite the challenges of the war.

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COMIC RELIEF: Jerusalem performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Ilene Prusher reports from the thespian thicket and speaks to the co-founders of Theater in the Rough, Natan Skop and Beth Steinberg, on the upcoming Jerusalem performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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