Neri Livneh

Descendants of Holocaust survivors, like me, soon learn that if you expect nothing, you will not be disappointed.

'When my son was six,' the gorgeous blonde proprietress of a cafe in Kreuzberg said, 'he told me - very rich people must live here, they have sidewalks paved with gold.'

The turtle, born when Egypt was under Ottoman Rule, lived through the British occupation, kings and coups and revolutions, yet no one ever bothered giving him a name.

For about 10 minutes I felt I had received my money’s worth for the 40 euros I paid for the train ride. Afterward I was ashamed of myself.

Meet Talia Ilan, who likes to be called neither 'maestro' nor 'maestra.'

He is said to have been mean and vicious, but... Behind that 'but’ lurked a close friend with an amazing intellect and sense of humor.

Neri Livneh goes in search of the lost 'Theodora' Herzls.

Menachem Froman was a wise man and a great humanist. And before that, he was my mother’s student.

Take a walk on the not-so-wild side with a three-legged she-wolf to hear a classic tale of triumph over adversity.

An attempt by Haaretz columnist Neri Livneh reveals a lot of familiar words.

She was an international jet-setter, author and later a militant Knesset member much reviled by the right wing. Now illness has obliged her to adopt a somewhat slower pace.

The kids went abroad but instead of taking me along, they left me with Bibi and Barak.

Last week’s sweltering weather provoked memories of my less-than-illustrious banking career and an impromptu pajama party.

According to research that I just made up, the heat makes you dumber. It definitely does nothing for your mood.

She's proud to be an outspoken leftist, even if it annoys politicians, settlers and army officers alike.

Ephron's book, 'Heartburn,' about her husband's adultery, holds a place of honor on the imaginary shelf of 'lifesaving books.'

Though she always wanted to be an architect, her only contact with pillars was, alas, a literal one.

Neri Livneh missed Hanoch Levin's 'Requiem' first time round, but satisfaction comes for those who wait.

Reality shows are like Knesset elections: you don't vote for who you like, but against those you hate.

Moshe Kepten’s impressive path to becoming artistic director of the Israel Festival began modestly, in the IDF Rabbinate chorus. Now he’s aiming to combat what he calls people’s fear of Jerusalem.'

After Tel Aviv showed me that lemon is not kosher for Passover, I thought Jerusalem couldn’t surprise me. I was wrong.

Uri Gil likes to go all out: As a fighter pilot, he’s the one who made the Guinness Book of World Records. And as a painter, he’s following in Rembrandt’s footsteps.

For Dina Lee, the dream of a better world was a way of life, and pain could not stop her.

I’ve spent seven years in this city, but it was only after reading a new book that I realized the Cafe Kassit spirit is still alive and kicking,

Of mishaps and cast-offs − both human and otherwise.