The Face of Europe
Click here to view the embedded video. I went with my wife to the public viewing of the Germany-Turkey game in Kreuzberg. Naturally, we were following every move and the reaction to every move of Mesot...
View ArticleThe Integration You Don’t Know
Every day I check our mailbox. Actually, what I do is check the mailbox to make sure it is empty. There are only bad news coming in the mail in this time. Usually you owe someone money or somebody want...
View ArticleAfterthought
In my previous post I had written about linkage being made between the treatment of German Jewry in the past and how the Muslim population is being treated now. One of the things that I wrote was that...
View ArticleJust Asking
Let’s play a game. This game should come with a warning: don’t look in the mirror a few hours after playing it. Here’s the game: let’s keep Thilo Sarrazin’s thoughts and words just like they are. The...
View ArticleGod is in the small things
Click here to view the embedded video. The hardest thing about integration to a new place, new culture, new life, are not the major issues. It’s not what you read about in the papers. It’s not the...
View ArticleHow long it will take you to beat a woman?
One of the things I keep hearing when people discuss the subject of integration here is how the new immigrants, mostly Muslim, should change their all attitude and approach toward women. And it is a...
View ArticleUp and down in Istanbul
Istanbul, where I am visiting these days, is a breathtaking place. It is not just the geography, tourists attractions, the TV’s broadcasting football at every shop, or the fact that you can eat here...
View ArticleThilo Sarrazin, 2010 man of the year
A short time after the last election in Israel I attended a birthday party of a close friend in Berlin. We sat in a nice café, drank coffee and lemonade. Someone asked me about the election. I am...
View ArticleGalleria Kaufhof is not happy about dark customers
“True Stories” is a movie that came out in 1986. It was directed by Talking Heads’ lead singer, David Byrne who also was the movie’s main character. Despite bad reviews (I think that the movie was way...
View ArticleAt the car dealership
We have reached a decision recently to buy a car. It’s first function must serve my new hummus business needs, and if possible, it should also function as a family car for weekend getaways. Obviously,...
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