by Carol Novis
As a result of a creative initiative, some asylum seekers
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have found safe and secure homes in kibbutzim. Eighteen Eritrean and Somali families, mainly single mothers and children, have been adopted by kibbutz members, and the aim is to house many more.
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by Ann Bar-Dov
A true story in which Ann Bar-Dov tells us of the disastrous
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situation she and her husband were facing after buying an apartment in the 1970s. It seems they were left without any money when suddenly decontrol took place and the value of the lira increased by 50%.
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by Ruth Corman
Ruth was thrilled to find the The Conegliano synagogue
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which she says is an architectural and artisitic gem. Conegliano Veneto is a small town situated between Padua and Venice and it is now housed in the complex on Hillel Street, Jerusalem which also houses the Museum of Italian Jewish Art.
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by Eddie Shapiro
This is a chapter from Eddie Shapiro's book "Living
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at twice the speed of sound. Fighter pilot turned air force intelligence officer his vivid descriptions of combat make riveting reading.
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by Norma Klaff Altman
Report on an inspiring tiyul to Rishon L'Tsion undertaken
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by a group of Netanya adventurers with descriptions of each place of interest visited.
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by Suri Ordman
An exhibition in the Tower of David called "London
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in Jerusalem" records the British contribution to the cultural life and development of the city during the 30 years of the Mandate. Suri says the exhibition provides a wonderful record of a period that is generally only remembered for its troubled history.
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by Kaila Shabat
Prompted by a lecture on a new book by Dr. Ilan Ezrahi
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Kaila recalls her moving experience of history when she was in Jerusalem the day the east and west of the city were reunited in June 1967.
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by Emil Murad
The comfortable, and then dangerous, lives of Iraq's
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Jews are the overarching theme of two stories told in two voices; a young Jewish woman and the author, who both left clandestinely with the help of Israel, both with a bitterness toward the land of their birth.
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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 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 Morty Leibowitz
The author an eight year old boy at the time recalls
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the tension of his family in Britain, glued to the radio, still reeling from the news pouring out of Europe, awaiting the vote for the partition of Palestine.
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by Mike Altman
Almost fifty years after making Aliyah, Mike is still
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trying to explain why he has this feeling of belonging to this country and its society. He concludes that living in Israel today is living in a society that thinks out of the box, and it makes for a very exciting country in which to live.
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by Howard Epstein
Remembering and honoring the genius of Chaim Weitzman
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highlighting his
essential influence on the very formation of the State of Israel now celebrating 70
years of existence.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A tribute to the many members of kibbutzim in the Emek
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Israel region who lost
their lives during the many battles and terror attacks of this beautiful area. They
are honored with meaningful memorial sites throughout the region.
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