by Gloria Scott
A visit of concerned citizens to Kibbutz Nir-Am and
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Sderot to support the many brave families living there.
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by Barbara Abraham
Seven years after the Israeli retreat from Lebanon,
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some Tsadal refugees are still struggling to make a living in Kiryat Shmona.
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by Carl Hoffman
Carl Hoffman in a humorous manner describes his youth
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in America and his surprising reasons for coming to live in Israel with his family when 45 years old.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
To stand in line is endemic to Israeli society. It
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used to be where you first learnt the basics of Hebrew and the nuances of Israeli reasoning. Today we have numbers and a great tradition is, in a sense, lost.
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by Barbara Abraham
We travel Israel with visitors on a 10-week trip to
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friends living here, to get to know the country. The history, the progress, the culture, the friendliness, the beauty far outweigh the negative information gleaned from international press.
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by Chedva Margalit
Chedva Margalit arrived in Israel with her family in
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December 1947. She describes their arrival in Haifa, and then the journey from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a convoy of buses and cars.
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by Joan Frankenthal
Givat Haviva, an educational institute, runs programs
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on Arab-Jewish co-existence. A group from ESRA spent a fascinating day there led by Lydia Eisenberg a journalist who works with the Institute and also often contributes to this magazine. As well as lectures, there was a tour and a visit to their panoramic observation point
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by Carl Hoffman
Not only is it very hot in our summers in Israel –
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but let’s discuss the cold too. For new immigrants from the West the lack of central heating takes a lot of getting used to.
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by Rolly King Kohansky
Volunteers including many non-Jews from all over the
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world support Sar-El, a volunteer project of the Israel Defense Forces. They come to Israel at their own expense for three weeks, live in barracks, work an eight-hour day in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, retirement homes, and also enjoy lectures and cultural events.
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by Michael Adler
Michael Alder witnessed a spectacular re-enactment
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of the Light Horse Charge against the Turkish forces in Beer Sheva in 1917. Led by General Allenby the Anzac forces with their own horses fought in the campaign that changed the course of history in Palestine.
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by Ilan Shachar
Every parent worries about their children at each stage
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of their lives and here in Israel we have the added anxiety of the Israel Defense Force. Ilan Shahar feels that being in the army is safer than being at school or travelling the world. In the army youngsters are not only well protected but they also learn skills to help them become responsible adults.
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by Pamela Levene
The reality of living in Israel was brought home to
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tour guide Pamela Levine. Our youngsters here in Israel learn how to use weapons for defense and attack as required. So when an American family approached her to arrange for a “fun” outing to a shooting range she was very reluctant to get involved.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The modern Kibbutz Baram, renowned for its thriving
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apple industry, was built on the ancient site of Baram. Excavations exposed two synagogues of late 4th or early 5th centuries. It is an area steeped in history.
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by Hildy Karev
A family sojourn in Israel turns into a life changing
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experience with the daughter choosing to stay in Israel and to go into the army as her mother had done a generation before her.
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by Gail Blum
Gail Blum, drama therapist, shares with the reader
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her uplifting work in Bat Yam giving deprived children opportunities to break out of the limited expectations they are offered and to bridge the gaps within our diverse society.
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