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Dec 26, 2020, 12:14 PM

I’m a mom of three… Reflections on Motherhood pt. 3

Hi. Now that I’m a mom of three, I took my time to share this post. As I wrote posts for my first and second child too (click links to read) I owe you. So in short: I enjoyed three months of our...

Dec 25, 2020, 6:49 PM

Marilyn Ambach’s musical podcast Unwind Rewind 85 De(com)pressing December

As we look back on 2020, we decompress from the year we had…. The optimism of the vaccine amidst the pan(dem)ic bring us to 2021 and our intentions for the new year… 1 Elton John The greatest discovery 2 The Brother Brothers Mary Ann 3 Paul Simon Slip...

Mar 24, 2014, 4:57 PM

Discovering Israel: Jerusalem, Dead Sea and the North

Here are some suggestions for those interested in discovering Israel. If you book a vacation for a week or ten days you can stay in Tel Aviv and enjoy the city and the beach life. Then take a few...

Jul 28, 2013, 6:42 PM

First visit to Tel Aviv?

"Shalom" and welcome to Tel Aviv תֵּל־אָבִיב تل أبيب-يافا This is "Marilyn's-all-you-need-to-know-about-TLV" guide for your first visit General Tel Aviv is the second most populous city in Israel. It has a population of 410,000 of which over 50% are aged between...

Apr 16, 2013, 4:48 PM

Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha\’atzmaut – Memorial Day & Independence Day

Yom Hazikaron is Israel’s Memorial Day, the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. This sad day starts with a siren at 20h and is heard all over the country. For one minute, everyone...

Apr 10, 2013, 10:07 AM

Yom HaShoah – the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day

BETWEEN ISRAEL… (by Marilyn) On Monday, Israel observed a national memorial day: the ‘Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day’ or as we call it ‘Yom HaShoah’. It is an annual day of commemoration for the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as...

Mar 27, 2013, 5:24 PM

Chag Sameach & Happy Passover

The Jewish people celebrate Pessach (Passover) to commemorate the story of the Exodus, their liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt and their birth as a nation under the leadership of Moses. According to the Bible, God helped the Children...

Feb 25, 2013, 9:34 AM

Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays of the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a clash of civilizations, a time where the Jews in the ancient Persian empire were saved from extermination. The story of Purim is...

Jan 5, 2013, 9:22 PM

Jerusalem of Gold

The Italians say: "Vedi Napoli e (poi) muore" or: when you've seen the magnificence of Naples you've seen everything, and it's safe to die. Italians obviously have never been to the Old City of Jerusalem. Being one of the oldest...

Dec 13, 2012, 12:52 PM

Hanukkah, a festival of lights

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Every night,...

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About Me

Marilyn was born in Antwerp, Belgium on June 11th 1980. In college, she earned a Masters Degree in Philosophy and then worked as a concert promoter for Live Nation Belgium. In 2007 she moved to sunny Tel Aviv, Israel to work as a freelance event planner, producer and concert organizer under “Live on Mars“. She promoted many international shows including Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Elton John. She also toured the world with Leonard Cohen so don’t be surprised if she mentions Camp Cohen a lot. Coming from an artistic and passionate musical family, Marilyn also plays piano and sometimes she even dares to perform on a stage. More recently she saw her passion and talent grow in creating collages, crafting, DIY, knitting and sewing for the “Life on Mars” collections. Marilyn fell in love with Tel Aviv and has been sharing that love ever since. Her most recent creative passion is her radio show/musical podcast called Unwind Rewind on IDC international radio. Accompanied by her sophisticated musical taste, Marilyn includes the classics of artists she admires and has worked with, but also shares contemporary music and personal stories from her daily life as a woman, working mother and ‘Olah Chadasha’ combining all her musical cultures between Europe, Israel and the world. Her biggest source of love and inspiration are her three children: Nellie, Noa & Raphael.