by Gloria Deutsch
Ilana Kirschner was a little girl of twelve when she
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was sent to Theresienstadt. Nearly seventy years have gone by since that terrible time but a few months ago the 81-year-old Kfar Saba resident was vividly reminded of the less dark times when she read an article about Alice Herz-Sommer in The Jerusalem Post and recalled the beautiful music.
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by Steve Kramer
What a variety of things were seen in this 10m kilometer
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ESRA walk along the underdeveloped beach in northern Israel. Archeological excavation, crusader remains, Atlit military camp, now a museum. Nature’s presence was everywhere including unique sand stone ridges, turtles who nest on the beach and wonderful fields of purple thyme.
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by Helen Schary Motro
The international winner of 14th annual Tel Aviv Documentary
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Film Festival was Planet of Snail, a love story from South Korea. Through what the festival judges called “poetic and pure” cinematography, it portrays the transcendence of love and the sanctity of life in the face of the biggest odds in the world.
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by Amy Avgar
The book is about motherhood, what it involves, how
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long does it take, what you need to know/do to become a Mom. A number of mothers reflect on their journey through motherhood and how it affects their roles as wives, daughters and workers.
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by Nancy Tamir
The first Senior Citizens Israel Olympics took place
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at Nordiya’s Retirement Village, the competitors ages ranged from 65 to the late 90’s. Sporting events included swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, power walking and chess, as well as athletics and track events. Workshops and entertainment were also provided.
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by Hilary Meir
Jonathan Essakow, managing director and owner of a
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shipping company, has been awarded the status of Honorary Consul of Portugal in Israel. Born in South Africa, he came to live in Israel in 1976 with his parents and siblings.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Volunteers collect food remaining at the end of the
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day at cafes and fast food locations throughout the Seven Stars Mall which is then taken to a refrigerated warehouse. The next day it is distributed to disadvantaged school children, to homeless shelters, to senior centers and to soup kitchens.
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by Howard Epstein, Orat Benyamini
Mediation, a facilitated negotiation process, is faster,
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cheaper and more direct than litigation - and worth considering if you have an intractable conflict with another person or company. The mediator, being a professional neutral third party, trained and experienced at managing and facilitating negotiations, assists the parties to the dispute to reach an agreed solution.
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by Deborah (Debby) Lieberman
Murray and Marilyn Grant lived in Israel for more than
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30 years and were involved in many volunteer projects. Amongst them were Project Renewal, ESRA, helping Refuseniks and the Ethiopian community. They were founders and benefactors of the recently dedicated Jordon River Project, which is a vocational village in the Upper Galilee for seriously ill children. Sadly Murray passed away soon after the dedication.
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by Brenda Katten
Brenda Katten makes a notable stand by displaying how
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important it is for Ethiopian immigrants in Israel to sustain their old traditions, regarding family hierarchy, language and cultural traditions.
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by Michael Adler
Understanding the war in Bosnia. What did it take to
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end the war? Could the process of ending the war be applied to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? And are there other parallels to be learnt for Israel?
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by Therese Zrihen-Dvir
A touching excerpt from the “Marrakech Mellah Tales”,
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which is a collection of short stories, told from a young Moroccan girl’s point of view.
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by Norman A. Rubin
The Bible Lands Museum of Jerusalem celebrates its
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20th anniversary with a special ancient gold exhibition. This article provides an interesting and informative background on gold in its historical and cultural context.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
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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