by Pier Marton | Jul 15, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, Death, Film, France, Jewish, Juif, Politics, Shoah, Theater, Wars, Women
Une interview avec Lotte Eisner. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Jul 12, 2011 | Antisemitism, Art, Ego, France, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Juif, Poet, Politics, Racism, Review, Shoah
Besides the homage to Gainsbourg’s musical talents, this film about one of France most famous singers is, as it should be, made by a connoisseur, a (multi-talented) French Jew, Joann Sfar, who understands what stands behind Gainsbourg’s purchase of the...
by Pier Marton | May 30, 2011 | Antisemitism, Art, France, Human Rights, Humor, Idées, Jewish, Juif, Poet, Politics, Shoah, Theater
A friend forwarded me this biography of Marceau: Marcel Marceau was a Holocaust hero. He was born Marcel Mangel on March 22, 1923, in Strasbourg, Alsace. His father Charles, was a kosher butcher who loved the arts. Marcel’s mother Anne née Werzberger, took him to a...
by Pier Marton | May 23, 2011 | Antisemitism, Books, Death, Human Rights, Jewish, Juif, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Wars
[Ed. while campus politics were in full gear, this speech was given] In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it. — Leo Tolstoy From the campus paper, The Record: Do not stand idly by if you witness injustice, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and human rights...
by Pier Marton | May 14, 2011 | Antisemitism, Art, Death, France, Humor, Juif, Poet, Sounds
Gherasim Luca: 1913-1994 Un hommage à la radio: Une vie, une œuvre (2005). Comme le funambule à son ombrelle je m’accroche à mon propre déséquilibre. Je te lune tu me nuage tu me marée haute je te transparente tu me pénombre tu me translucide tu me château vide et me...
by Pier Marton | May 14, 2011 | Care, France, Humor, Jewish, Juif, Music, Women
L’original avec Moustaki Paroles ci-dessous/Lyrics below. With an introduction to the gentle French bard (songwriter/lover of Piaf) in The Forward & With the classic Le Métèque at the bottom of this post! Com legendas em portugues Un hommage à Moustaki et à...