by Joseph (Joe) Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern, well known as a consultant and publisher,
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writes about his early life in Israel.
He came in 1963 from the USA and settled in Tel Aviv. His article gives an overview of the city in the 1960’s, a concentrated history from bible times, and anecdotes of his seventeen years as an army reservist.
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by R.M. Kiel
The ESRA Tel Aviv group had a full house for their
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very interesting and stimulating meeting to celebrate Tel Aviv’s 10th anniversary. R.M.Kiel was one of the people who read works that were published in the book Tel Aviv Short Stories. A lively discussion followed about the stories and about the differences between telling and writing a story.
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by Carl Hoffman
Much has happened and been written about Israel and
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its history but small personal accounts can be very interesting and we can learn from them. Carl Hoffman‘s article is about the research that Dr Judith Abrahami-Einat has done to find out about a family tragedy that occurred in 1939.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek was founded in the 1920’s
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in the Jezreel Valley. A museum of the Kibbutz history is now housed in a building that was originally a guard post. It includes documents about the 8-day attack by Arabs in 1948.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Living works of art describes the compositions that
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Peter Viner creates in the Jezreel Valley. Using different grains, his designs have been seen by thousands of visitors who look down on his creations from the top of Mt Gilboa.
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by Barbara Abraham
Before coming to live in Israel in the 1940’s Gideon
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Schwigar learnt shoemaking. Starting out by repairing shoes and then making sandals for children this developed into TEVA Neot. In 1949 it moved to Kibbutz Naot Mordechai in the Galillee. Fashion, comfort and quality is their trademark and much of its produce is sold abroad.
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by Susan de la Fuente
The Jordan Valley is in the Afro Syrian Rift and runs
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from Beit Shean to Jericho. Using biblical, geographical and historic references, this article talks about what has been achieved in the area despite agricultural problems.
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by Steve Kramer
The Dead Sea in the Syrian Africa Rift Valley is shared
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by Israel and Jordan and both must do more to preserve it. ESRA enjoyed a very informative hike in this area through the Judean Desert ending up on Masada.
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by Arthur Goldberg
In 1946 Canadian born Arthur Goldberg was travelling
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the world. The letters to his family about the destruction by British troops of Kibbutz Yagur makes fascinating reading. He joined Mahal and in 1950 came to live in Israel where he became one of Israel’s tourism pioneers.
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by Zipporah Porath
Zipporah Porath was a student living in Jerusalem when
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it was bombed in February 1948. She describes the chaos and devastation caused by the bombing and then describes the various areas of the city.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
In the 1940s the Jewish National Fund in Britain had
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an annual publication called Moledet. Aimed at Jewish children, it had varied articles including information about life in Israel, immigration, the fledgling Israel Defense Force and Jewish festivals.
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by Joseph Shlain
When Mahal was disbanded in 1949 Josie Slain joined
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a group that established the settlement of Beth Chever – an area now part of north Tel Aviv. His account of meetings and decisions made at that time make interesting reading.
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by Tracey Shipley
The Ethiopian National Project was launched in 2004
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to provide educational and social assistance to Ethiopian Israeli teenagers. Outreach centers, leadership courses, workshops and pre-army courses are some of the schemes that are offered – often in conjunction with other organizations.
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by Debrah Marcus
Becoming unemployed can make finding a new job a nightmare.
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Check the credentials of any employment agency or headhunter before approaching them. Always ask questions about the job, its location, pay, work hours and terms of employment. Trust your own instincts, don’t always assume that answers are a 100% honest.
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by Eric Moss
Eric Moss gives us a glimpse of life in Israel. Business
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was done with his lawyer while they visited their respective parents in a retirement home; contacting the lawyer by mobile phone to hear loud bangs and was told by the lawyer that he was on reserve duty; visiting a specialist who was an Arab, he wondered how the orthodox Jewish woman in the waiting room would get on with him.
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