Ever since I was a child, I knew that when I grow up, I will be an actress. That didn’t happen, but the knowledge gave me focus and peace of mind. I always wondered and pitied my friends who didn’t know what they wanted to do when they grew up. Indeed, as a child, I couldn’t wait to grow up. It didn’t happen fast enough for me. Did you have such a feeling, too? Well, … [Lees verder]
It started one year ago, following an article that Bloom, editor-in-chief of De Vrijdagavond, asked me to write about the debate between Hanna Luden and Laila Al-Zwaini, a debate that was hosted at Moroccan cultural center Argan, in Amsterdam’s Nieuw West (see Yes, We Can (Talk!), published on 24-10-2023). I came to that event with some understandable fears but came out of it with renewed hopes about the inevitability of peaceful co-existence. Events all over … [Lees verder]
‘Toen jij vrij was, was ik getrouwd, en toen jij getrouwd was – hoeveel keer ben je eigenlijk getrouwd?’ ‘Twee keer maar,’ zei de oude man. ‘Alsof je dat niet weet.’ Een citaat uit Een kleine geschiedenis, een van de elf verhalen uit Chaja Polaks nieuwste boek Het net, de duif en de dood. Het is Chaja Polak op haar best, aldus Erga Netz die aanwezig was bij de presentatie van deze bundel verhalen. Fanclub … [Lees verder]
“In these challenging times, the pursuit of healing—both personal and collective—is not just a privilege, but a birthright.” So tells me my good friend and healer, Tamar. I know Tamar for about 20 years now. We’re both Israelis living in the Netherlands. Tamar Starobinetz, known as Robin Star (52), came here to work as a security agent for ELAL. She stayed, and studied art at the Rietveld Academy. She fell in love with a Dutchman, … [Lees verder]
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