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by Lydia Aisenberg
In a tribute to him, Lydia tells of her memorable,
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and slightly embarrassing, meeting with renowned US Jewish cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who died in December 2015. She shares the milestones in Wexler’s life, anecdotes she heard from him, and describes his interest in what was happening in Israel.
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A visit to this hotel was quite an experience for Lydia
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Aisenberg. With many large photographs of Tel Aviv in the British Mandate period, a doorman dressed in khaki shorts and shirt, and with her bedroom dedicated to Hannah Senesh, the atmosphere was very nostalgic.
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The great wall of Los Angeles has perhaps the world’s
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longest mural, half a mile of history, and a work still in progress. Several hundred people worked on the mural, which reflects revolutionary moments from the earliest days and up to 1984, and includes many Jewish references. “The impact is deep and unforgettable”, says Lydia Aisenberg, who often walked past the wall during her recent stay in the U.S.
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Interesting report on a visit to the postal museum
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and underground mail train in
London, tracking the history of the postal service of days gone by ,by the Royal Mail.
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A descriptive journey through Nahal Zin at Sde Boker
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where David and Paula Ben-Gurion are buried. The spectacular views, sculptured rock formations, thriving vegetation and numerous Ibex, pre–historic rock paintings, are just some of the outstanding scenes to be seen on a journey through this part of the Negev.
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Inspiring story of British born Madeleine Lavine –
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Jerusalem tour guide with a unique approach of introducing Jerusalem from the towers and ramparts of the Old City.
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The town crier still exists in Britain today. Lydia
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Aisenberg came across one of them in Wimborne Minster, a town in Dorset. Once a week Chris Brown dons a black hat and a red gown, rings a brass bell, calls out "oyez, oyez" and makes mayoral announcements. During his break he told Mrs. Aisenberg of his visit to Bergen-Belsen when he was 12 years old, and the family's acquaintance with an inmate, "Eva", who eventually settled in Norway.
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A description on the background and sections of the
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Etzel Museum in Tel Aviv, which deals with Etzel’s history and of course the tragic ALTALENA incident in 1948.
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Heart-wrenching story of the tragic hit and run accident
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at Paradise Junction and the fortuitous intervention of an Haredi ambulance man driving past when Boaz is hit. The poignancy of not having contact with the rescuer.
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Isaac Ochberg was a Ukrainian-born South African philanthropist
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who in 1921 snatched 200 children from the jaws of violence, hunger and disease. Lydia describes the Memorial Promenade and Park dedicated to his memory in the Menashe Hills.
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What do Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, George Eliot and
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many other famous people, including Jews, Muslims and Christians have in common? They are all buried in Highgate Cemetary in London. How this all came about and other interesting tales from the crypt are unfolded by Lydia Aisenberg who tells all in her fascinating article on Highgate Cemetary.
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This is the fascinating story of Rosh Hashana cards,
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printed in Palestine by Beit Hatzavah HaIvri, the Jewish Soldiers Organization - an organization of the Yishuv in pre-state Israel - and sent to Jewish servicemen in the British and US forces during WW1 and WW2.
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Hava (Zina) Almo, now a grandmother, is working together
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with the Beit Shean Regional Council and the Cleveland Partnership 2000 to build a new centre for Ethiopian Culture and Heritage in the city. At the centre in her home, she tells visitors the story of how the Ethiopian Jews came to Israel. .
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Lydia Aisenberg reviews Yuval Danieli's book and describes
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it as a labor of love. She says that with so many these days lamenting the demise of kibbutzim, it is heartening to find a book that puts the emphasis on the first hundred years of the kibbutz movement.
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Amidst fields of wild cyclamen and anemones lie the
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airbases of Megiddo and Ramat David, British bunkers from the mandate and embedded in a forest, is the little known Slovenian park, and plans nearby for Israel’s 2nd international airport.
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