Cynthia came on Aliyah from Cape Town, South Africa on Nov.10th, 1968. She is a high school graduate and has a diploma in Diagnostic Radiography. In south Africa she worked as a Radiographer at Groote Schur Hospital until 1967. She worked at Keren Kayemeth Leisrael Jerusalem from 1973 until 1999 starting as a Secretary in American Dept and ended as Director of American Dept. From 1993 to 1997 she was KKL Schlicha to JNF USA, stationed in NYC as National Projects Coordinator, retiring in 1999. From 1975 until 1993 she was a part time radiographer at Jerusalem X-Ray Clinic. Since 1999 until today she has been the English Editor at Schneider Childrens Medical Center of Israel (website, copywriting, proposals, reports, articles., communications, translations, etc.) Cynthias volunteering experience includes schools, synagogues, translations for the Modiin Municipality and ESRA. She has extensive writing experience. Starting with short articles while working at KKL. Cynthia is divorced with 3 children and 10 grandchildren. She is semi-retired and lives in Modiin.
by Cynthia Barmor
Avinoam Lurie, well-known zoologist, wows the kids
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and grownups alike with his tales of wildlife. He shares adventures as head of the Wild Animal Protection Sector of the Nature Reserves Authority and the Hai Bar Carmel Center.
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Modiin’s popular Let’s Talk program matches
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English and Hebrew speakers wishing to improve their spoken ability. This June they recruited two teenage immigrants who, together with a veteran tutor helped prepare high school students who were to be part of an official delegation to the US.
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by Cynthia Barmor
In order to attract new members Membershop has been
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created in Modiin. Local shops and organisations were approached – ESRA would promote them and they would give reductions to ESRA members and display the ESRA sign on their premises. In 2 months 25 participants has signed up.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Although Cynthia Barmor was very happy with the report
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in Issue 197 of the 50th anniversary of her Aliya, she points out 2 corrections that need to be made in the captions
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by Cynthia Barmor
An ESRA trip to the Dead Sea and the surrounding area
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was a huge success - as reported by Cynthia Barmor. Among the pleasant surprises were Champagne for breakfast, and an interesting visit to Massada.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Modiin’s Knitting & Crocheting Circle members bring
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squeals of delight to Neve ESRA children when they presented each child with a beautiful gift for Chanukah: beanies and matching scarves.
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by Cynthia Barmor
On the 50 th anniversary of their aliyah, Cynthia tells
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the moving story of her family’s life and contributions to the country she loves.
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by Carol Lipman , Cynthia Barmor
The writers had an unforgettable 2-week tour of China.
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They were captivated by the varied aspects of the country, by the magnificence of the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, by the abundance of bright colors and by the history. They heard about the extinct Jewish community and visited the Kaifeng Synagogue. From the modern skyscraper skyline of Shanghai to the primitive toilet facilities and crazy cyclists, they witnessed fascinating sights.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Cynthia reports on the relationship between IDC (Interdisciplinary
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Center) students and ESRA. This year, ESRA has welcomed more than 50 IDC volunteers from all over the world who volunteer in a range of ESRA activities.The success of their integration is evidenced by some of their enthusiastic reports:
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA’s Modi’in Knitting and crocheting Circle have
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crafted hundreds of beautiful gifts for Neve ESRA, for lone soldiers and now for their latest project, the children in the Schneider Children’s Medical Center as well, where the gifts of hats, scarves, blankets and dolls were gratefully accepted.
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Executive visited Modiin to see the Neve ESRA
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after school center. This is the organization’s sole community project totally funded by its local branch and is a most successful venture.
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by Cynthia Barmor
On Monday, May 16, ESRA Modiin’s MahJ Mavens hosted
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yet another exhilarating and successful Mahjongg marathon.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Esra knitting groups for all ages are thriving all
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over Israel and new ones are being established wherever they don't already exist. Join us for relaxing, social interaction.
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Cynthia Barmor