A (Not So New, But Interesting) Moshe Feldenkrais Biography

While doing some research for a future slanderous and inappropriate attack on the FGNA and related organizations, thereby proving that I am a selfish, self-centered, dangerous and arrogant jerk who only cares about money and fame and should be avoided at all costs, I came across the article below about Moshe Feldenkrais from Haaretz.com. I thought you might like it. It has some details that you rarely see such as this quote by Michele Silice-Feldenkrais on Moshe’s soccer injury:

“The situation was critical and they wanted to amputate his leg, but he absolutely refused. It took a very long time for the knee to heal. In the meantime, he read books that he’d brought from the Ukraine, especially math and physics books.”

Luckily, Moshe did not spend his time reading the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, or we would be living in a very different world today.

Enjoy: Moshe Feldenkrais Biography Here is the article as pdf if you would like to download a copy: Feldenkrais Haaretz

Update: I just found a letter to the editor regarding the article above. It was written by Eli Wadler, one of Moshe’s original students in Israel. It reads, in part:

“The world accepts Moshe as a poet, a philosopher, and a person brave enough to make statements that are against what is known and widely accepted, in all areas related to the behavior of mankind as individuals and as a society. Nobody would have celebrated with so much love and respect the birthday of this man only because of his so-called “piquant” qualities, which have been given too much weight in the article.” You can read the rest here:

http://www.haaretz.com/letters-to-the-editor-1.126377 (Scroll down a bit to the black headline that reads: “More than one way.”

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