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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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 Lydia Aisenberg
The stroke of a pen on a map in 1949 created a village
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with a split personality. This village, half in Israel and half in Palestine has become the “Dizengoff Center of Wadi Ara’.
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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 Brian Braude
A fascinating account of a visit to the island paradise
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of Bali. Bali, whose population is almost entirely Hindu, is one of more than thirty thousand islands that make up the mainly Moslem country Indonesia.
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by Sara Groundland
The ESRA trip to Eilat was a great success both socially
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and educationally. Over 50 members enjoyed full board at the Galil hotel and visited many points of interest including the Timna Mines, Be’er Ora, and the Salt Ponds.
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by Sharon Bacher
The festival of freedom – Seder, Hagada, gefilte
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fish – and terrorists in the Park Hotel, Netanya.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The story of a young woman who volunteered to be an
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emissary to Poland and the brave, confused people who made a decision to find their way back to Judaism.
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by Judy Shapiro
An interesting look at the development of the hat industry
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in Israel. Motivated by the need to make hats more user friendly and attractive, Helen Gurkevich and Helen Rand have each created very successful millinery businesses.
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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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