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’11 SLIFF BUZZ: Restoration – Boker Tov Adon Figelman ???? ??? ???? ??????

by Pier Marton | Sep 4, 2011 | Art, Death, Film, Health, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Mystery, Poet, Review, STL, Theater

A short review: Restoration “Cracks let the light in” says Leonard Cohen; director Yossi/Joseph Madmony gambled on Sasson Gabay, the venerable Israeli actor, to trust the eloquence of his face to carry that light, and he won! A great many subtleties anchor the main...

JEWish IDentity (whispered)

by Pier Marton | Aug 20, 2011 | Antisemitism, Ego, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Middle-East, Racism, Shoah, Sounds, Wars

by Roger Cohen in the New York Times “The lesson is clear: Jews, with their history, cannot become the systematic oppressors of another people. They must be vociferous in their insistence that continued colonization of Palestinians in the West Bank will increase...

???????????? ????? ?? ?????? ?????????? ???????? (Voluntary Assistance… Assistance Volontaire…)

by Pier Marton | Aug 10, 2011 | Antisemitism, Care, Death, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Roma, Shoah

One aspect of Hillel that seems to work – but don’t ask them to create a debate about human rights (except about Jews). Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

Dr. Yuval Neria ???? ????

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2011 | Afri, Antisemitism, Asia, Books, Care, Death, Doc, Eco, Health, Hispanic, History, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Now, Racism, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Wars, Women

The author of the novel “Esh/Fire,” a clinical psychologist (and one of the founders of Peace Now/???? ?????) speaks about PTSD for Tisha b’Av, 9/11, etc… On Vox Tablet (20 min.) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on...

Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa & ????? ?????? The 99 ??? ??

by Pier Marton | Aug 9, 2011 | Art, Books, Care, Future Tech, Health, History, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Middle-East, Mystery, Poet, Politics, Racism, Sci/Nat, Shoah, Spectacle, Teach, TED, Travel, Wars, Women

His website and the 99’s website. Isaac Solotaroff’s documentary that will air on PBS’s Independent Lens on October 13th Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

David Shneer on Soviet Jewish Photographers

by Pier Marton | Aug 7, 2011 | Antisemitism, Art, Books, Death, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, Media, Photo, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Spectacle, Time, Wars

His website. Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit TweetShare on...

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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus