Belongings of a homeless person
Photo: Miriam Woelke
B"H
Yes, Purim is right ahead and we should all think of Teshuva (repentance) and holy things but I am coming up with a worldly secular topic such as Tel Aviv. Hhhuuuhhhh. It sounds like: Sins right ahead instead of repentance around the corner. But - never give up on other Jews !
So, here is a social issue from Israel and not from old Babylon and King Achashverosh:
There is no other place in Israel where you find such an obvious contrast between rich and poor as in Tel Aviv. In Jerusalem one can basically hide when he has less money and hardly makes a living. In the capital, most people don't have too much money on their bank accounts. In Tel Aviv, however, you are in or you are out. It already starts when you go to the bank and how the clerk treats you. Furthermore, Tel Aviv inhabitants are very much into fashion and you will notice the difference as soon as you arrive in Jerusalem. The capital has less fashion but more Falafel.:-)
The problem is that young Israeli women would love to dress like their counterparts in Rome, London or Paris but most of them have no taste at all and end up looking like cheap prostitutes. I don't know if there is another expression for it but this is how countless young Israeli females look. Cheap without any taste for real fashion. Despite the openings of various international fashion chains such as H & M etc.
So, here is a social issue from Israel and not from old Babylon and King Achashverosh:
There is no other place in Israel where you find such an obvious contrast between rich and poor as in Tel Aviv. In Jerusalem one can basically hide when he has less money and hardly makes a living. In the capital, most people don't have too much money on their bank accounts. In Tel Aviv, however, you are in or you are out. It already starts when you go to the bank and how the clerk treats you. Furthermore, Tel Aviv inhabitants are very much into fashion and you will notice the difference as soon as you arrive in Jerusalem. The capital has less fashion but more Falafel.:-)
The problem is that young Israeli women would love to dress like their counterparts in Rome, London or Paris but most of them have no taste at all and end up looking like cheap prostitutes. I don't know if there is another expression for it but this is how countless young Israeli females look. Cheap without any taste for real fashion. Despite the openings of various international fashion chains such as H & M etc.
Tel Aviv's rich on posh Rothschild Boulevard
Photo: Miriam Woelke
What I love: Many people in Tel Aviv are highly motivated and have a particular goal in life whereas too many Jerusalemites just sit and wait for a miracle to happen. Not for Meshiach to show up but for a job where they earn thousands of Shekels without working. Until then, they are on the dole and eating in soup kitchens.
"The problem is that young Israeli women would love to dress like their counterparts in Rome, London or Paris but most of them have no taste at all and end up looking like cheap prostitutes." < This is very true with a lot of Japanese college-aged youths, and of course it's hit and miss here in America.
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