by Naomi Magnus
Noami Magnus shares the journey that brought her from
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England to Israel where she is now committed to the efforts of 'The sons of Darfur’organisation.She is determined to influence the handling of the refugee problem in an empathetic and humane moral manner to make us proud of our country.
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by Helen Schary Motro
We have many beautiful birds resident in this country,
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and with the great variety of migrating birds that visit our shores we live in an avian wonderland. Choosing a bird as our national emblem was not an easy task, but with the help of Internet voters the hoopoe was elected.
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by Geoff Tollman
Geoff Tollman writes about the month he spent during
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Yom Kippur War with his diesel supply unit following a tank division, as it traveled east in the center of the country. He witnessed battles, fighter planes, abandoned enemy convoys, and was always greeted enthusiastically by local residents.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
This beautiful song with words composed by Naomi Shemer
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is so familiar to all – but there are many translations of the words from the original in Hebrew. Here we read six more translations.
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by Sara Groundland
ESRA was proudly represented in the Raanana Yom Ha’atzmaut
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parade celebrating 60 years of Israeli independence representing ESRA’s contribution and involvement in programs for the English speakers.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Bat Shlomo moshava on the Carmel is a treasury
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of history, especially worth a visit in the spring when the threatened red falcon birds take up home on the synagogue roof and breeding boxes before their migratory return to South Africa.
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by Steve Kramer
A comprehensive report on the most interesting, picturesque
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and historical hike undertaken by ESRA to the lower Galilee region.
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by Barbara Abraham
A moving reflection on a memorial ceremony for fallen
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soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for the land of Israel and particularly, the construction of Kibbutzim, near the Lebanese border 60 years ago.
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by Zipporah Porath
A young partisan from Jerusalem writes to her family
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how she accompanied a group of wounded men to Tel Aviv during Jerusalem’s besiegement in 1948, illustrating the extreme contrast between life threatening Jerusalem and safe Tel Aviv during that time.
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by Joseph (Josie) Shlain
Joseph Shlain talks about his journey and first days
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in Israel in 1948. He came as a young man from South Africa to support the Israeli Army during the War of Independence.
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by Zipporah Porath
Zipporah Porath’s letter describes Seder night in
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Jerusalem in 1948 with a Sephardic family in a city short of food and under siege.
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by David Kaplan
The journey of the EXODUS carrying Jews from Europe
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to Israel is well documented. This article includes memories of one of the passengers who was then 3 years old and interviews with witnesses who saw the ship in Haifa port.
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by Reuven Grozovski
The author relates the fascinating history of his family’s
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optical business, opened by his father in Jaffa in 1925, and its contribution to Israeli society.
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by Ilan Shachar
The author discusses the different connotations of
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a country turning 60 as opposed to a person’s 60th birthday.
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by Marcell Bar-On
A heart-rending description of the traumas involved
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in living and bringing up a family on Kibbutz Nir-Am which is situated on the Northwestern border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. “When the news reports bombs falling in ‘open areas’ it usually means they have fallen on Nir-Am.”
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