by Gloria Deutsch
Dr Mai Mazarieb qualified as a doctor in 2013 and hopes
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to specialize in surgical oncology. This is a major achievement for a woman from her conservative Bedouin background.
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by Michal bar Shachar
Jeffrey Levy opened his AntiqueToy Gallery inTel Aviv
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last year, the
culmination of years of travelling the world with his family collecting and
exhibiting his many unique antique toys.
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by Brenda Katten
Now celebrating their 50th anniversary of living in
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Israel, the Applebaums have made significant contributions to the country. Their efforts for ESRA include producing ESRA cookbooks, running a boutique to help Russian olim and helping children from deprived backgrounds realize their potential.
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by Herb Hahn
Fascinating story of Howard Schack, loyal American
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businessman and hidden undercover spy who acted on his love for Israel by working closely with the Mossad and was able to pass on useful information over the years.
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by Miriam Crosbie
The late Aryeh Shore had two great professional loves:
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science and Torah and he successfully merged the two in his life. He contributed greatly to the Petah Tikvah ESRA committee and will be sadly missed by his ESRA friends.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
The Six-Day War began 50 years ago on the 5th June
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1967, and was a defining event in Israel’s history. In a special section in this issue – and in their own words – are the fascinating stories by the people profiled on this page.
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by Richard Shavei Tzion
The author is moved to tears as he moves among the
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graves of the Mount of Olives cemetery. The first Jewish burials took place here about 2,800 years ago, but on that particular night homage was paid to 15-year- old Gracie (Yaffa) Harush and others who fell defending the newly-established State of Israel.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
A poignant précis of the life of a man born to be
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of service whenever needed in sickness and health and their fulfilled life in Israel written by his wife.
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by Lynette Karp
Random anecdotes from the life of well known Esra entertainer
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Barbara Blum illustrating her lovely sense of humour and touching on some of her diverse opportunities and experiences.
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by Adele Rubin
Herb Levine was inspired to introduce suitable youth
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of Sderot to a leadership
programme some years ago that has been an outstanding success creating many
outstanding leaders who now serve Israel with distinction and are an inspiration
to others to follow their example.
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by Elizabeth Levi-Senigaglia
Elizabeth talks about Primo Levi who was an Italian
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Jew, chemist, author, and poet born in 1919. He was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 and survived. He is best known for his autobiographical accounts of the Shoah in a series of books and poems, and his work has won prestigious literary prizes in Italy.
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by Judy Lev
South African born Leah Hyman was honored recently
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by friends and family on the celebration of her 90th birthday with a generous donation to the ESRA welfare fund. Here we learn a little more about this retired doctor's interesting life.
When Leah returned to SA. she specialized in anaesthetics, and eventually was responsible for the medical school undergraduates at Wits University in Johannesburg. This she did for 20 years until making Aliya.
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by Moshe Feingold
In March 1948 17-year-old Moshe Feingold left school
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in Manchester to join the new Jewish navy. In this story he describes some of his naval experiences. After the war at aged 18, he went back to Manchester, only to find himself conscripted into the British army. Finally, in 1962, he and most of his family made aliyah.
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by Flori Cohen
Geoff Lloyd,a husband and father , discovers at the
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age of 61 that he was adopted as a child. Here follows the fascinating story of his search for his biological parents and the many surprises awaiting him in that journey.
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