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  • 9
    Jan
    2013
    11:01am, EST

    Puppets keep a straight face in Israeli political satire

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Puppets of Israel's Labour party head Shelly Yachimovich, right, and Aryeh Deri, one of the leaders of the religious Shas party, are being adjusted during the filming of a television show at the Herzliya Studios near Tel Aviv on Jan. 8.

    Puppets of Israeli political leaders and other well-known personalities are featured on a new satirical television show which aired last month on Israel's Channel 10 at the height of the campaign for a January 22 election.

    -- Reuters

    Amir Cohen / Reuters

    Puppet maker Hila Flashkes works on a puppet of Israel's Labour party head Shelly Yachimovich at a workshop in Tel Aviv on Dec. 24.

    Amir Cohen / Reuters

    Puppet maker Hila Flashkes, right, and a barber work on a puppet of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a workshop in Tel Aviv on Dec. 24.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Puppeteers sit with a puppet of Israel's Labour party head Shelly Yachimovich before the filming of a television show at the Herzliya Studios near Tel Aviv on Jan. 8.

    Nir Elias / Reuters

    Israeli lawmaker Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, right, and actors sit and next to puppets of Israel's Labour party head Shelly Yachimovich, center right, and Aryeh Deri, one of the leaders of the religious Shas party, during the filming of a television show at the Herzliya Studios near Tel Aviv on Jan. 8.

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  • 20
    Apr
    2012
    10:13am, EDT

    Giant puppet embarks on Titanic-inspired odyssey

    Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

    The 'Little Girl Giant' marionette makes her way through the streets of Liverpool as the Titanic Sea Odyssey puppet spectacular gets underway on April 20, 2012 in Liverpool, England. Over the next three days French street theater company Royal De Luxe will be performing their Sea Odyssey with the giants coming to life telling a story inspired by the Titanic.

    By David R Arnott, NBC News

    A 30-foot puppet dubbed the 'Little Girl Giant' was carried through the streets of Liverpool on Friday to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago.

    The BBC reported that the character was inspired by a letter written by a 10-year-old girl to her father, a steward on the Titanic who did not survive the disaster.

    The three-day event will see the marionette making a journey around the English port city on a quest to learn her father's fate.

    City official Joe Anderson said "The Titanic will always resonate with Liverpool, particularly as the name of the city was emblazoned on its stern and many of its crew were from the Merseyside area."

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    A look at the memorials, museum exhibits and memorabilia that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, including the photos from 1912 that capture the anticipation and the aftermath around this "unsinkable" ship.

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