by Pier Marton | Dec 21, 2010 | Antisemitism, Art, Books, Ego, Highlights, Human Rights, Jewish, Music, Politics, Shoah
One of the best books about Jews in Germany/Austria between the two wars and a good way to know some of the extremely rich life that existed then. Hard to put down. – You should be able to find a used copy somewhere. ==== The horrible atrocities of the Nazi war...
by Pier Marton | Nov 16, 2010 | Antisemitism, Death, France, Highlights, Humor, Jewish, Juif, Racism, Shoah
(Composé par H. Djian – S. Balasko) D’abord, ils ont un nez Un nez, un drôle de nez Et puis, un nom, un nom, Un drôle de nom Ils ont comme un accent Oui, c’est ça, un accent Un drôle d’accent qui fait… Comment dire… pas français On...
by Pier Marton | Oct 18, 2010 | Antisemitism, Ego, Film, France, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Idées, Jewish, Politics, Racism, Review, Shoah, STL, Women
My short review: Once upon a time and yet this is NOT fiction, some individuals gave their lives so that we could attempt to live. A tight script recounts in small troubling vignettes the sacrifice of twenty three of them, and two hours seems too short of a time frame...
by Pier Marton | Sep 13, 2010 | Art, Books, Ego, France, Highlights, Humor, Ideas, Mystery
A jewel of a book that conveys some of the energy behind Satie, Jarry, Apollinaire and Douanier Rousseau. This is his obituary in the New York Times. Were he not a satrap of the College of Pataphysics (“The Science of Imaginary Solution”/”The Science...
by Pier Marton | Aug 31, 2010 | Antisemitism, Art, Ego, Highlights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Magyar, Photo, Time, Travel
VARIATIONS ON A (HUNGARIAN JEWISH) THEME the poet György Faludy the composer György Ligeti the mathematician Paul Erdös the pianist/composer Ervin Nyiregyházi “A new Liszt……..and that truly seems to be the case, assuming that Liszt was actually this...
by Pier Marton | Aug 19, 2010 | Art, Death, Ego, Health, Highlights, Ideas, Mystery, Now, Sound, Time
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