by Vandana Chatterjee
Vandana Chatterjee reminisces about her stay in Israel
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some years ago and the lasting impression of her visit to Yad Vashem recalled vividly with a recent trip that took her to Dachau in Germany.
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by Marian Lebor
Treasured memories surface whilst looking through these
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now aged sepia photographs from the time of World War II. Marian's reminiscences of her late mother and family bring to life the painful experiences many suffered and the gratitude felt by the lucky ones who survived.
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by Judith Yalon Fortus
Judith grew up in Swansea, South Wales, and was expected
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to become a school teacher. But Judith decided to go to Israel, to a kibbutz, and planned after the army, to work as a freelancer from home. Then a fateful notice on the billboard of Kikar Hamoshavot regarding a school for interpreters guided her into the field of translating.
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by Pamela Peled
Tel Aviv's Utopia Science-Fiction Festival, under the
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leadership of Uri Aviv, was held for the second year this summer. This year, the week-long happening included seven new Israeli films as well as a host of foreign ones, premieres and special screenings alongside lectures and conferences.
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by Ilan Shachar
Ilan is deeply disturbed by the unethical and often
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criminal behaviour of the leaders in Israel - both political and religious. He asks what it will take to get us back on track to the path we all know to be the right one? He urges us to look deep inside ourselves to discover what it is, and to do this soon.
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by Pamela Peled
Pamela Peled pays tribute to Rose Dembitzer who has
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built upon her own struggle with breast and ovarian cancer to initiate an innovative program in Israel, Prevention GENE-ration, aimed at consciousness-raising, education and genetic testing for the BRCA gene.
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by Emil Murad
On Yom Kippur morning, October 6, 1973, Emil Murad
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went for a nature walk enjoying the peace and beauty of God's creation. But on that fateful day as he approached the synagogue, the sirens announced the beginning of that traumatic war. Emil was called up for military duty and although he survived the war unharmed, he questions God's ways and fears for the future of Israel.
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by Shashi Ishai
A trendy tale of a girl's hopes to find a suitable
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romantic match. We identify with Shashi as she tells of her prayers for a true lover after many disappointments, and follow her, sympathetically and anxiously, to the synagogue. Will her prayers be answered at last? A warm and uplifting story, told humorously but feelingly
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by Larry Butchins
A father is invited to attend Israel's first "Burning
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Man" happening, in which his younger daughter is involved. This proves to be a 5-day event at an "incredibly well-organized tent city" a few kilometers from Sde Boker. No money is allowed at Midburn – "everything was given or taken … it's gifting, plain and simple". Everyone pitches in with whatever talents he/she can contribute. And at the end 3,000 "burners" leave the desert as spotless as they found it. It proves to be spiritual experience – "Sometimes something weird and wonderful happens" says Larry Butchins.
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by Zachi Dvira (Zweig)
Moving tribute to the late Anita Berman fondly recalling
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the tireless dedication of
this long time Esra volunteer. Her interest in archaeology,led her granddaughter to follow in her footsteps. There is a detailed account of how she and her assiciates set up The Temple Mount Sifting Project and the many amazing finds that the project has uncovered to date, are recorded here. Details of how to participate in the Project are also included.
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by Nat Gordon
Many factors go into choosing a satisfying career.
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Picking one which suits your skills and personality, expanding a hobby into one which generates an income, choosing one which many members of your family have pursued and finding your strengths and aptitudes are ways toward a proper choice.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Lydia describes a visit to East Barta’a, a town on
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the West Bank just in Area B and under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority. Many Israelis and Palestinians do their shopping in this town where goods from scrap metal, building materials, furniture, clothing etc. are for sale. She also visited a charcoal-packing business where Egyptian charcoal is being packaged to be sold in Israel. Lydia explains some of the problems and complications of life on that side of the green line.
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by Miriam Bulwar David-Hay
Israel’s Holocaust commemoration day, Yom Hashoah,
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falls on April 28, and a
host of solemn official events will take place around the country to mark the day. Here we take a look at what ordinary individuals can do to preserve their families’ stories.
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by Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor fondly remembers the time he and his
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wife spent living in Tel-Aviv as a post-doctoral fellow at the the School of Mechanical Engineering at Tel Aviv University. Without any familial or religious connection to Israel, Zachary and his wife, Lisa learned to love the "wonderful people, culture and landscapes that we encountered while exploring, living and working in Israel."
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