by Chaim Freedman
More than forty people gathered in Petah Tikvah’s
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suburb of Kfar Ganim for a tour in memory of Arye Shore who had been a member of the ESRA Petah Tikvah committee and had guided a tour last year of the historical sites in the center of Petah Tikvah. The walking tour was led by Chaim Freedman, a noted genealogy enthusiast.
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by Marion Stone
Marion Stone reports on a talk to ESRA Modiin by Col.
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(res.) Aviad ben Itzhak, a specialist in genealogy, who has helped thousands of people to explore their ancestory and build family trees. Jews were often forced to take surnames based on a town or village where the family lived, while DNA plays an important part for discovering evidence of background.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
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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by Rachel Dorfan
Light hearted lyrical poem on the benefits of an eggbeater
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over a spatula with a wink at the poet's own personality
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by Deborah Opolion
Guidelines from a professional on how to go about finding
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and claiming
properties purchased in Israel by family members years ago and 'lost'; over time .
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by Alan Caplan
Alan dedicates his Bridge article to his brother-in-law,
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Bill Shutts who paased away recently. Bill was Alan's Bridge guru, and was a master of end plays. Alan describes one of these that Bill played shortly before passing away.
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by Stephen Schulman
An article on bread baking caught the eye and the fancy
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of Stephen Schulman and led to his learning to become an expert baker, discovering the mechanics and chemistry involved in the creation of bread. He sees bread as soul food – reminiscent of the Jewish delicacies of his youth.
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by Barbara Abraham
A visit to the remains of the Detention Camp at Atlit,
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where Jewish refugees were
detained. The occasion was a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the British Mandate. It was organized by ’Love Never Fails’ which was set up by several British Christian organizations in the late 1990s to demonstrate their sorrow and repentance for British anti-Semitism through the ages.
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by Mimi Tanaman
This time it is the Ethiopian experience, as Mini Tanaman
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takes us on a tour of an Ethiopian village near Kiryat Gat and offers us a taste of Ethiopia.
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by Marion Stone
This tour was down south, with a first stop at Aleh
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Negev, a place for young people with severe disabilities. Other stops were Kibbutz Revivim, Mitspe, and Ramat Hanegev. The article is detailed and full of interesting information and history.
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by Mike Porter
Many years ago the young Mike Porter hitch-hiked around
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Britain, Europe and Scandinavia, in the most shocking of winter weather. On return to London, and after being turned down by the police, he is grateful to accept accommodation from an ex-convict.
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by Frank Mecklenburg
Sonya Davidson was a little girl when she spilled water
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on the floor. Instead of scolding her, her mother described the importance of water, awakening in her daughter a life-long interest in water. In 2007 when she made aliyah to Israel she continued her research of energy and water, forming her own company, H2 Energy, today recognized world-wide as one of the top ventures in this field.
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by Irith Langer
ESRA organized a leadership training course in which
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twelve members participated. It was facilitated by Brenda Katten and Juliet Rostowsky. A participant wrote, “We left with a positive feeling, appreciating that our newly acquired leadership skills could be put to good use in everyday situations.”
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by Nina Zuck
This year, 23 young ladies celebrated their Bat Mitzvas
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with the ESRA family. The annual party has become one of the eagerly awaited events of the year. Netanya Deputy Mayor Shiri Haguel was a guest and the program included crafts, candle lighting and delicious treats, as well as gifts.
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