Ever wonder why you decided to live in a third world country, even though you can live in the Goldena Medina? Would
you also, like me, be a millionare if you had a dollar for every time someone asked you why you’re still here if you have an American\British passport? Or do you actually live somewhere normal, but are strangely attracted to the lunacy of the Middle East? If so, you’ve come to the right blog.
Forget about all your favorite pundits. Nobody knows you like me. Together we’ll figure out why you count in English but dream in Hebrew (or vice versa…). Why you live in Israel but feel like Obama is your leader. Why you live in the States but constantly dream of finally landing a normal plate of hummus. Admit it, you’re just like me – you’re half & half…
This blog is where you and I meet half way. Where West meets Levant…
My name is Ami Kaufman. I’m 36 years old, I’ve scribbled a bit in journalism, been eaten alive by the restaurant industry, heard myself on the radio, was lost in translation, and am currently drowning in numbers.
Married to the beautiful Karen, and father to Princess Emma and Princess Lea (not the one from Star Wars).
Dear Ami,
just stopped by to tell you that to me you are a hero. I really love your blog and today, when I woke up, I read the news on spiegel.de, Germans most famous Internet newspaper platform and read your name: It was about your article in the Huffington Post (klick on Website to see the article). At least 4 million people (all over Germany, Switzerland, Austria etc.) will read your name and read “the” name. You did a great job. Congratulations.
Wish you all the best, for you, your wife and your children.
Maya
Wow Maya – you really made my day! I had no idea people read me over there! Thank you so much!
*Yawn*
Enemies intra portas
As Caroline Glick so fantastically illustrated at her weekly column today, and judging by the genuine goals and interests with respect to Israel’s wellbeing in terms of ecnomic development and cetra, the only proper place for you could well be either the recently assaulted Summer Camp run by UNWRA, the bottom of the sea in the Med a few well-measured steps from the shores in TA or at the “receiving end” of a nice, but strong enough rope. For me any of the 3 options could do, since disguised anti-Israeli extremists deserve no better, alas.
The sooner the better Ami. Don’t be too shy to execute the 3rd method. It just suits you nicely.
Traitors are shot dead like rats in every society you know.
Gábor Fränkl
Budapest, Hungary
for the time being…
love your new blog design!
Thanks Eyal!
Strewth, can someone send a Red Cross parcel containing packets of humour, tolerance and nuance to Gabor? Alternatively, a couple of kilos of chocolate should do it.
Hi ami, you must be Danny and shelly’s son, born on tisha be-av 1973. Your name came up in a newspaper article here in holland. How are your parents? We were friends back in those days. Our son Joel was born on the 18th of av that year. We must get in touch with them again when in Israel next. Pls let me have their email address. Thanks and all the best, elsy & Micha menko, amstelveen, holland.