Soho, in London’s West End? SoHo in lower Manhattan? No! It’s about Socho or Sokho (kh pronounced as a gluttural h, as in the Spanish name Jose), the Tel or archeological mound overlooking the Elah Valley, in the the Judean Lowlands, beyond the south border of my home city of Bet Shemesh, Israel! I. TheContinue reading “A bike ride to Sokho”
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Bezalel
Upon opening the wooden door at Bezalel 3, I suddenly passed a threshold from the din of center of Jerusalem into a serene, charming world
A short technical note to our readers
Update 3/12/2020: We have fixed the bug, and hope you can now post your comments without any problem. Please do let me have your feedback! I am aware that you are having difficulties commenting and interacting with my posts. I am working on this, and hope soon to have solved the problem. Thank you forContinue reading “A short technical note to our readers”
Occupational Milestone
Otto Friedmann Architect 40 years ago, October 1980, I started my first job as a graduated, employed architect. I had immigrated to Israel 10 months before, and enrolled at D’var Yerushalayim – Jewish Studies Academy – in Jerusalem, where I studied Judaism and the Hebrew language. I had arrived to my new country with veryContinue reading “Occupational Milestone”
Deir Aban
I rode my bike from my home for about 15 minutes to one of the forests to the east of my home city of Bet Shemesh. I chose one of the many dirt roads penetrating the forest. After leaving the intensely lit fields, I relished the shade of the trees and my eyes adjusted toContinue reading “Deir Aban”
Succa: Light and Shade
As I placed the reed mat as the roof of our Succa (Temporary dwelling during the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles), much mischief making was released.
Colombia early ’70s
Half a century ago, during our late high school years, I took several trips to Boyacá, the Caribbean and the Pacific costs of Colombia. My friend Mauricio Bautista was usually my travel companion, and one time also his sister Ma. Cristina and my cousin Ilse from Vienna joined us. Another trip we accompanied my photographerContinue reading “Colombia early ’70s”
Haystacks in the Land of the Maccabees
Latrun / Emmaus A couple of hundred meters down from the house where I was born and grew up, in Bogotá, Colombia, stood a monastery on a large plot of land. Emmaus. I never went into the premises, and don’t even recall an entrance gate. Yet the place was a landmark, and it’s existence wasContinue reading “Haystacks in the Land of the Maccabees”
a phone call doodle
and following ramblings while trying to get some work done on my pc
Early Morning at Home
High windows facing east allow the first rays of sunlight to wash the inclined white ceiling. Early Morning Springtime Roses
Otto's note pad 