by Sheila Brodie
Helene Magid Halle was not only an active member of
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Hadassah-Israel, but also a founder member of the ESRA Welfare Committee. Here she is remembered in all her varied roles as beloved mother and friend, and highly esteemed co-worker.
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by Norma Klaff Altman, Ros Ben Ezra
A tribute to Joan Weisman, a remarkable women who lived
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a rich life of giving to
others, whether it was in her extensive teaching career or her volunteer work in ESRA and other organizations. Her sudden and unpredictable passing is truly mourned.
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by Lenore Hahn
Miriam Dubi-Gazan, the founder of Docostory relates
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the journey that brought her to chronicling the life stories of holocaust survivors and later extending to compiling many additional documented stories.
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by Lucille Cohen
EZ Rimsky has written a dark psychological thriller,
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albeit peppered with light humor questioning life after death in this his first book titled `Palindrome'
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by Eli Libenson
Oscar Hammerstein was one of the most successful of
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songwriters on Broadway. Eli Libenson focuses on three of his songs, and reflects on the hidden meanings behind what we might consider beautiful but "light" songs, proving that the words are not "light" after all.
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by Susan Levin
A warm and loving obituary to Jean Levin who even in
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her 100th year continued with a busy social and cultural life, keeping in touch with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on a daily basis with Skype and daily e-mails. "She has left a precious legacy, a positive influence on our lives".
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by Juliet Rostowsky
A fine tribute to a remarkable man who joined the partisans
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as a 17 year old survivor of a family decimated by the Shoah and committed his whole life to the betterment and education of fellow Jews through the Bracha movement and Ort International.
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by Judy Lev
ESRA recently honored David Klein, who, together with
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ESRA, established the Leah Klein Scholarship Fund which has enabled over 350 students to help complete their studies. Students from the ESRA Build a Community Projects in Netanya, who benefitted from the generosity of David, shared their experiences at a beautiful and moving evening
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by Pamela Levene
A few glimpses into the connection between an employee
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of the State and meetings of historical importance which allowed for incidental connections with Simon Peres providing rich memories shared with readers.
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by Marion Lupu
A meaningful biography of the respected uncle of the
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author who lived a long and meaningful life achieving his ambition of a university education at 55 years old.
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by Carol Novis
ESRA salutes Gloria Deutsch who has just retired from
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serving on the ESRAmagazine committee and writing and editing for the magazine in her own inimitable way, after 25 years.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Cynthia Barmor pens a heart rending and emotional
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farewell to Jackie Klein her co-chairman of Modiin Esra, noting the many projects established by this couple over the years they shared working together.
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by Lynette Karp
Dr Rene Karat, resident of Beth Protea in Herzliya
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was recently awarded the French legion of honour award at a ceremony on a French vessel in Haifa in recognition of his participation in the allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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by Judy Frankel
This is the story of Eallan Hirshfeld, who grew up
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in Israel, Kenya and England, and returned to Israel as a volunteer in 1967 and then for good in 1979. In Israel Eallan had a many-sided career as an accountant, an entrepreneur and an inventor.
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by Adrian Wolff
This moving tribute to their mother sketches an active
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life involving a variety of interests, from music, art and travel, as well as stimulating evenings held at their home in Johannesburg. In 1987 she and her husband Jack, both keen Zionists, came to Israel, where they formed cultural groups, and carried on their interests "She left her children .. with a love of life…", write her sons.
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