by Adele Rubin
A plaque in memory of Eliezer, Sheila, and Gavriel
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Ottensooser at the entrance to a beautiful new computer room in at the Hefzibah Community Center. Sheila Ottensooser left ESRA a substantial donation in her will
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by Adele Rubin
A warm tribute to the late Dr.Amos Nir who passed away
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in June. Together with his wife Nira, they were instrumental in contributing to the absorption of aliyah in the early 1990's. Staunch ESRA volunteers and supporters they initiated the introduction of many Hebrew speaking volunteers. With his kind personality Amos will be sadly missed by all who were privileged to know him.
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by Adele Rubin
A tribute by a friend of a woman of tremendous organizational
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skills who served her family and her community with distinction throughout her life.
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by Adele Rubin
Adele Rubin describes Anne Bloch, the immigrant - with
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her late husband from South Africa in 1952, the artist - a member of the Israel Artists Association who has taken part in many exhibitions, and the person - far ahead of the times in her awareness of ecology and the environment, expressed in her art, paintings, wall hangings and soft sculptures.
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by Adele Rubin
The Sderot sewing center has set up its course for
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this year in Sapir College. The excitement of coming to the beautiful campus which the women had never been to is already empowering, and the number of participants has doubled.
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by Adele Rubin
When asked to set up an ESRA committee in Sderot, Adele
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was surprised to discover quite a few English-speaking local people who are all contributing to the community.
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by Adele Rubin, Nina Zuck
The Ethiopian Sewing-Circles from Sderot and Netanya
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joined up "halfway" at the Bet Govrin caves for a most successful day's outing together. They also visited the Atachlit farm near Kiryat Gat which is set up as a village in Ethiopia, and well worth a visit.
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by Adele Rubin
At two handicrafts exhibitions in Sderot, ESRA displayed
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and sold some 50 mezuzot of Ethiopian embroidery as well as baskets and art. The project owes much to sewing teacher Esther Niv and artist Gili Zivan. ESRA supplied the materials and the craftspeople profited from their sale.
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by Adele Rubin, Joan Weisman
At the 2010 Volunteer Awards Event Merle Guttmann,
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ESRA’s Founder and President, spoke with high respect for volunteers and their abilities and achievements. 10 outstanding volunteers received awards at the Raanana Arts Center presented by ESRA co-chairs Nina Zuck and Adele Hunter
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by Adele Rubin
Jonathan Matityahu aged 14 from the Gutwirth High School,
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Sderot, won first place in the National Debate Competition in English. The debating course at the school is an ESRA sponsored project
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by Adele Rubin
A Civil Rights Course for Volunteers at Sapir College
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in Sderot, funded by ESRA, was very empowering for the participants – personally and as future leaders for their community.The course was free to the 18 participants, most of whom were from the local Ethiopian community.
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by Adele Rubin
The Atzmaut Ethiopian Center situated in Sderot is
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a buzz of activity. It caters for all ages and the director Batsheva Tamno is doing wonderful work with the support of numerous organizations and assistance of many volunteers.
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by Adele Rubin
Jack Cohen, today a resident of Netanya and a VIP of
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AACI, describes in his autobiographical novel, Amanuensis, growing up in the east end of London. But Adele Rubin thinks it would have been interesting to learn more of how Jack succeeded in spite of the difficulties and his career as an adult.
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by Adele Rubin
What does it mean to be a Zionist in this day and age?
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For Adele Rubin the real Zionists are those who came to Israel of their own free will, but she also uses the example of Azarai Alon, now 92, and one of the founders of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and this year’s recipient of the Herzl Prize. This prize is given every year to worthy individuals who have contributed to Israel in some way.
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by Adele Rubin
The documentary “A Voice among the Silent - the Legacy
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of James G. McDonald” was shown to an appreciative audience in Sderot
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Adele Rubin came to Israel in 1951 from Cape Town South Africa after completing a first degree at Cape Town University. Upon marriage to Mike, she left Jerusalem for Tel Aviv. She has 2 children and 5 grandchildren. She has taught English for about 20 years (the last 10 at Wingate college).
From 1973 she became an active volunteer for the Ministry of Defense and then started a new career as Volunteer Coordinator Of the Herzliya Municipality (1978-1986) She is proud to have helped Merle Guttmann establish ESRA in Herzliya (1979) as well as other projects, Enosh Herzliya and volunteer dentist project in the social welfare Dept.ETC
Her role on the magazine board was representing Esra activities, especially those connected with volunteering. Having moved from the center of the county, the magazine is a wonderful way of keeping in touch and much appreciated.
Adele Rubin