Barbara Abraham was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her studies include: Cours de Civilisation Francais, Sorbonne Paris; Queens University Belfast - B.A; Dundee University - Creative Writing course. She came to live in Israel in 1958. From 1959 – 1967 she was resident in Eilat and commenced her working career at the first Queen of Sheba Hotel. From 1964 – 1980 she worked for Arkia Airlines, first in Eilat and from 1967 in Tel Aviv, eventually becoming Head of Tourist Department. From 1980 – 2000 she lived in Scotland with her life partner. Enjoying the composition of essays, Barbara attended a Creative Writing Course, joined the Angus Writers Group and later became a member of the Scottish Writers Association. She began publishing articles and short stories in Scotland in local press and also in the Jewish Chronicle. In 2000 after returning to Israel she joined the Editorial Board of ESRA MAGAZINE and has also written for Metro Magazine of The Jerusalem Post.
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An ESRA tea party in Caesarea in gracious surroundings
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was a marvelous success augmented by the piano recital of an exciting musician, a child protégé, Omer Barash a willing performer for public concerts and charities while now doing his army training.
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A description of the technique employed to produce
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soft art as seen at the Art Nova studio of Caesarea - one of five such studios in Israel which provide most of the soft art seen in the world today, and a great place to buy gifts.
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Internet research has shed light on the amazing story
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of Rachel Cohen of India who became a famous actress from the 30s, renamed Ramola Devi. Her son Sam Abraham, with whom she had little contact, came to Israel where he married Barbara Abraham, who wrote this article.
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The amazing story about an Ethiopian woman whose myriad
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abilities and courageous determination to overcome overwhelming obstacles, are revealed by Barbara Abraham in “A Long, Long Trail to Almaz’ Ethiopian Restaurant.” Almaz 's journey of life from being married at 14 and mothering 6 children led to being involved in emigration work from Ethiopia under the auspices of JOINT, and finally arriving in Israel where she established a restaurant specializing in the delicacies of Ethiopia.
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Six years ago the Caesarea/Zichron ESRA group established
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a second hand bookshop in Or Akiva where they used a small area in a storeroom away from the center of the town. The shop has moved to bright new premises in the new Binyamina Shopping Mall. With good parking and a coffee shop nearby, it is attracting many new customers.
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In this article you can read the winning pieces of
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the creative writing contest run by Sderot Media. The stories give touching insights into the traumas suffered by the residents of Sderot. The course for creative writing was set up by Sderot Media in order to encourage residents, both young and old, to try and find some relief from their suffering through the written word. So please read on:
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Atidim programs, targeting youth on the periphery,
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serve to encourage, empower, and enrich Israel’s disadvantaged, motivated, talented young people to prepare them to meet Israel’s future needs. They also include new immigrants and members of the Arab, Druze, and Ultra-Orthodox communities.
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This is the second book written by Evan Fallenberg,
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lecturer in creative writing. A beautifully descriptive book set in pre war Europe following the stories of his characters with deep emotional feeling. It is a page turner and a most impressive read.
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Barbara Abraham reviews Bracha. Weingrod's translation
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of Dos Familien Kokh-Bookh by H. Braun. She recommends the book to readers as a record of culinary history. In addition, she says that many of the snippets of good advice still hold strong and the contents are indeed a “taste of history.”
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The heartwarming story of Janet Hansen, formerly of
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Calgary, Canada, who established a refuge for abandoned and lost dogs in the Galilee. She runs a kennel with the help of volunteers on Kibbutz Lahavot Ha Bashan.They are desperately in need of help and support.
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The Elma Arts Complex Hotel in Zichron Ya’akov is
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the rebirth of a former Histadrut holiday home as a luxury hotel housing art galleries, a concert hall, and a restaurant. The concert hall offers monthly programs of classical music and jazz that are attracting a growing audience.
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Jews have been in Rome for 2,000 years and have had
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times of prosperity and times of rejection. In the sixteenth century the Ghetto was built outside the city walls. Some of the original central streets still exist but much of the area has been rebuilt. With its striking synagogue, museums and eating places it is one of Rome’s main tourist attractions.
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On a walk in the in the fields and orchards near her
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home Barbara came accross a row of sabras, or pricky pears that form a natural border. They reminded her of the term sabra which is used to describe true Israelis. She recalls the first settlers who settled the land, and how ever since, Israelis have been called upon to defend their country. She feels the sadness and tragedy of those who have given their lives for this cause.
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A fragment of Torah scroll saved from the desecration
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of the Grand Synagogue in Algiers in 1960 has been brought to Israel and serves as a memento of that terrible occasion. The synagogue is now a mosque.
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Life is full of surprises! Barbara Abraham was on
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a tour of delightful Copenhagen (the last stop on their Baltic Sea cruise) when the guide began pointing out places of Jewish interest to the mainly non-Jewish tourists. Barbara soon discovered that the guide, Annette, was originally a Christian, married to an Israeli, fluent in Hebrew and with a deep love of Israel!
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