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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

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A Concert Full of Fun

A Concert Full of Fun

Concerts of classical music are usually fairly serious affairs. One wears appropriate clothing, behaves in a suitable manner and listens to the music...

sunday 30

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

England, my England

The country I grew up in 70 years ago no longer exists. Post-war England was a land where people were emerging from a period of hardship and...

01.05.2026 60

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Independence Day 2026

There was a time when I celebrated Israel’s Independence Day with unalloyed pleasure, rejoicing in the knowledge that we finally had our own...

23.04.2026 70

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

The Debt to Pleasure

 This extraordinary book by John Lanchester begins with a purported Preface by its purported author, who goes by the suspiciously apt name of Tarquin...

16.04.2026 70

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Spin, Spin, Spin

What are we supposed to think? There’s a temporary ceasefire, the terms of which are still under discussion. And anyway, it’s only set to last for...

12.04.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

The Revenge of King Charles: A Novel of Royalty and Regicides

Considering myself something of a history buff, I was intrigued to see that a fellow-member of the IAWE (Israel Association of Writers in English) has...

03.04.2026 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Old-New Antisemitism

The arson attack on ambulances belonging to Hatzola, the Jewish first-aid association, in the car-park of a synagogue in Golders Green, the heartland...

26.03.2026 60

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Thoughts from the Bomb Shelter

Here we are not used to long wars. Everything in Israel is expected to be quick and efficient, including warfare. Thus it was with the Six-Day War in...

12.03.2026 90

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Here We Go Again

It seemed almost inevitable. The Ayatollahs continued to denigrate Israel and the USA, calling us the ‘Little Satan’ and the ‘Big Satan’...

03.03.2026 100

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

L’Ecole des Beaux Jours

Every year, when I’m in France, I try to read as much French as possible. That involves reading the weekly edition of the ‘Le Figaro’ newspaper...

25.02.2026 90

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Joseph and His Brothers

05.01.2026 60

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

A Novel Experience

12.12.2025 70

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Living as a Split Personality

27.08.2025 80

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

War Babies

22.06.2025 50

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Celebrating innovation

12.03.2025 70

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson