Carl Hoffman grew up in Boston and was educated in New York and Philadelphia. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, and has lived among headhunting groups in Borneo and a remote hill tribe in the Philippines. He has worked as a university lecturer in the United States, a research anthropologist in Indonesia, and as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines; followed by a series of odd jobs with the U.S. State Department Refugee Programs, the Philippine Department of Education, and the Japanese Embassy in Manila.
Carl Hoffman has lived in Israel since 1997 with his wife and two children. Semi-employed as a freelance writer, his articles appear more or less regularly in the Jerusalem Post and ESRA Magazine, and sporadically elsewhere. He is amazed and deeply grateful to have recently won a “First Place” award for “Excellence in Feature Writing” from the American Jewish Press Association for his article, “19 Hours and 20 Minutes in Tel Aviv’s Central Bus Station,” published in the U.S. by Moment Magazine.
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Stella Yudko, creator, producer and one of the three
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featured singers in "Unforgettable", a hugely entertaining musical review currently touring Israel. In a tribute to the classic pop music of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Unforgettable pays homage to such stars as Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, the Temptations, the Platters, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, and of course Nat King Cole.
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In his review, Carl Hoffman writes that from the title
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one can infer that the book is intended to be funny sketches and that it will appeal more to people who know Israel rather than be a guide for beginners. The book is witty and the writing superb. It should be read recommends Hoffman by anyone who wonders sometimes why he came to live in Israel and why he is still here.
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A review of "Heroism in the Forest: The Jewish Partisans
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of Belarus" by Zeev Barmatz, a new compendium of information about Jewish armed resistance to the Germans. The author is to be commended for providing us with this very important record of Jewish resistance and heroism
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Carl Hoffman’s review of Hopeless Wars, an account
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by Russian immigrant Yakov Kedmi of his struggle for the emigration of Soviet Jewry, comments that while some of the book has merit, it focuses on the minutiae of Kedmi’s actions rather than on the greater picture, thereby detracting from readability and interest.
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Disturbing, yet fascinating novel based in Jerusalem
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Carl Hoffman reviews “Wherever you Go” by Joan Leegant
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If truth is stranger than fiction, this is the ultimate
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example: a Hollywood mogul who is really an Israeli spy or the spy that came in for the gold (ouch!). Carl Hoffman reviews the book which recounts the true-life adventures of the man who produced such block busters as ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Mr & Mrs. Smith’ and others.
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The latest exhibition at the Litvak Gallery in Tel
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Aviv is by Czechoslovakian artist Vaclav Ciglar who says that glass is the most imaginative material that man has ever created. Carl Hoffman tells us that the exhibition ”Light and Space in the Garden of Reason” uses optical glass, prisms and mirrors that reflect the visitors and makes them a live part of the exhibition.
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Carl reports on a talk by Dr. Einat Wilf before the
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Israel, Britain and Commonwealth Association (IBCA) at the Sharon Hotel in Herzliya. The talk was entitled “Dangerous Ideas: Israel and the Battle against Delegitimization”.
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An exciting new professional English theater, created
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by Grant and Daniella Crankshaw, is due to open in Raanana.
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Magical, mystical and holy, in Israel second only in
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importance to Jerusalem, the ancient city of Hebron conjures up "deep-seated images and emotions" and was fought over by many armies. It is the resting place of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; Sarah, Rivka and Leah.
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Most of us know at least the outlines of the story
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about the man who is known as “the Japanese Oskar Schindler. This book, however, is extraordinary in that its author is not Jewish, but Japanese and provides an excellent account of the courage and humanity of Chiune Sugihara
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From 1952 – 1958 Archeologist Dame Kathleen Kenyon
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directed the dig for the old City of Jericho. The dig uncovered much more – many civilizations were discovered Hasmonean, Biblical Israel, the Bronze Age and mankinds earliest settlement from 8,000BCE – the Stone Age. Carl Hoffman also writes that a stone wall with towers was discovered – was this the biblical Wall of Jericho.
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Carl reviews this fascinating book which he says is
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much more than a cookbook. It It tells the story of centuries of Jewish life in Spain and Portugal, the forced conversion of Jews to Christianity, the rise of “Marrano” communities, the Inquisition, the expulsion of Spain’s remaining Jews in 1942, and the dispersion of these Jews throughout the world.
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The Gallery of International Naïve Art, known as GINA,
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at 255 Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. Run by Dan Chill, the gallery features naïve art from all over the world.
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