Cosmo cosmopolitan, freedom, jews, languages, Religions

Pas Pleurer

Pas pleurer: La langue cosmopolite que Lydie Salvayre met avec bonheur dans la bouche de sa maman nous comble, tout comme ce récit à deux voix…ou trois, d’une mère et de sa fille se souvenant de l’été 36 en Espagne en écho à celui que vécut avec horreur Georges Bernanos à Palma de Majorque et qu’il publie dans Grands Cimetières sous la lune

Cosmo Afro-Americans, cinema, cosmopolitan, Culture, education, freedom, human rights, jews, literature, Multicultural, Shoah, USA

“12 years a slave” revisited

We, Jews, have a special connection with the African-Americans. There is no doubt in my mind about this, although fewer Afro-Americans are now willing to agree about this connection. Pharaoh, Let my people go, We shall overcome...all these are songs that ring in our common psyche. We celebrate each year Passover, the time when we … Continue reading “12 years a slave” revisited

Cosmo academia, Afro-Americans, cosmopolitan, education, freedom, human rights, Multicultural

Nelson Mandela: A Portrait of Great Leadership, by Renford Reese

Everyone has published or said something about Madiba...and my visit to South Africa had left a bitter-sweet taste of disillusion, but Renford Reese found the words I wanted to convey, a hope that education will overcome disillusion and that our mission as educators is only starting now.

Cosmo Arab World, conferences, cosmopolitan, Culture, freedom, human rights, indigenous peoples, Israel, jews, Minorities, Politics, Religions, tourism

et si Motti avait raison…?

Ma visite "activiste" est sur le point de s'achever. Terrible constat du lavage de cerveaux israélien et de  la conviction cynique pour une majorité d'Israéliens de l'inextricabilité du conflit. Celui qui l'a finalement le mieux résumé est peut-être Motti qui s'occupe d'un kiosque sur Hayarkon street à Tel Aviv: Il n'y aura jamais de paix … Continue reading et si Motti avait raison…?

Cosmo Afro-Americans, cinema, freedom, USA

42, by Renford Reese

The Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) Guest Columnist: Renford Reese, Ph.D. April 30, 2013 http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_23131553/42-great-legacy-jackie-robinson 42: The Great Legacy of Jackie Robinson A couple of years ago I was a commentator on the Biography Channel’s mini documentary on Jackie Robinson. This documentary captured only a snippet of my thoughts about Robinson’s impact on American society. I … Continue reading 42, by Renford Reese

Cosmo Algeria, Arab World, Arabic, cosmopolitan, Culture, freedom, global economy, human rights, Israel, literature, Multicultural, Religions, Tunisia

Notes pascales

Brève pause à mi-chemin de ma sabbatique qui reprend de plus belle d’ici quelques jours avec des voyages à Barcelone pour le plaisir et l'amitié, en Israël pour JCall mais également pour une intervention le 6 mai à l’Oranim Collège de Haifa at the invitation of my dear friend and colleague Larissa Aronin (who's just published … Continue reading Notes pascales

Cosmo academia, Afro-Americans, conferences, cosmopolitan, freedom, Minorities, Multicultural, USA

A Captive Audience

Getting voluntarily in the taboo space of an American prison is exceptional, but allowing their inmates for an hour's freedom by the power of your speech is unique. Forget academia, see these men's souls and discover how human we all are, some having perpetrated unthinkable crimes and some born in the wrong neighbourhood, all crave for story telling and some hope behind their bars.