At Katalog This Week

If you are in Tel Aviv this Thursday (26/11 - 16:00-22:00) or Friday (27/11 -10:00-15:00) be sure to stop by Katalog. Roni Laufer will be presenting a sale of Israeli fashion designers including Maya Bash, Shirly Halperin and Paula Bianco. This is an opportunity to visit Katalog with its unusual collection of Israeli design and art pieces. Champagne and music will flow.

For more information: 052-279-9379

Katalog is located at Alfasi 20 in South Tel Aviv and there is plenty of street parking.

Live Earth 2008 - Mumbai

Live Earth 2007 was a monumental music event that brought together a global audience on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth staged concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg.



This year's concert for climate in crisis will be held in one city - Mumbai, India - on December 7, 2008. Al Gore, Jon Bon Jovi, Dr. R. K. Pachauri and celebrities from around the world will participate. Friends of Live Earth is associated with this event in creating awareness around the issues of global climate crisis in communities around the globe. During the 2007 Live Earth event, over 10,000 events were registered worldwide.

For more details on how to host your own event at your home, school, work, community, anywhere in the world please visit www.ixoraamedia.com . Please register at least one event at a location that works for you and share this information with your friends, family, colleagues, organizations and networks around the world. Every step counts.

All events must be registered by Dec 6, 2008 on the Live Earth website but can be held anytime between Dec 5th through Jan 7th, 2009. Please use Ixoraa as a referral when registering.

The Boydem

A new Israeli website/project (Hebrew only) is now up and running – The Boydem

"Boydem" in Hebrew means "attic"….as in the place where you put all that stuff that you might need (or not need) someday. The site's purpose is to make available to the public home movie footage that shows life in Israel between the 1930's – 1970's.

The first stage of the project will feature hundreds of home movies from 90 families throughout Israel. The films show family and historical events that typified Israeli society during the period.

The clips are divided by family name and represent a true cross cultural view of Israel. The collection of the Speiro Family includes footage taken on the boat that brought Norman Speiro from South Africa and his arrival with 20 friends to the newly established State of Israel.

The site is in Hebrew but non-Hebrew speakers can click on any of the video clips and enjoy a quick nostalgic view of Israeli life. Also caught on film are heads of the new Jewish state such as David Ben Gurion (pictured below) and Moshe Sharett leaving the Great Synagogue on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv.

Also on the site is the collection of the Saltzman family from Nes Tziona (near Rehovot). Nissan Saltzman, who shot the footage settled in Nes Tziona in 1924 and is shown with his big purchase - the first car in his town.

The Boydem is asking for people to send them their home movies…they'll even take care of digitizing them. The Boydem can be reached via e mail: boydem@nana10.net.il

The site is in its early stages but as more clips are added The Boydem will become a site to visit frequently. Lesson Learned: Never Throw Anything Away!!!