by Marian Lebor
Marian Labor describes her visit to a brand new kosher
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hotel in Canazei, in the middle of the stunningly beautiful Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy. She finds the hotel first rate in every aspect, from the decor and physical conditions, to the food, the excursions options offered by the hotel staff, and of course the outstanding and very friendly service.
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by Carol Novis
Carol Novis finds this book absolutely fascinating
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and compulsively readable. She describes it as Fletcher's personal hike of discovery along the coastline from the Lebanon border to Gaza. Carol says it is not so much observation of Israel from the outside as much as a jumping-off point for exploring some of the big issues of the region.
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by Carol Novis
Here is a chance to assist in the wonderful work that
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is being done by the newly established Community College of Tel Aviv University. It is the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the problem of refugees anxious to work and learn.
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by Rolly King Kohansky
A report on the stimulating “Festival of Dangerous
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Ideas” presented in debate form in Sydney recently with special mention of Alan Dershowitz’s excellent defence of the Pope in possible crimes against humanity.
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by Lisa Brink
Lisa Brink provides the usual interesting recipe for
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a delicious seasonal salad of strawberries, avocado & spinach.
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by Fiona Kaufman, Merle Guttmann
Mervyn Medicks was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1928 and
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came to Israel with his Israeli-born wife and two small sons in 1961. For many years he was well known in computer centers, and some ten years ago he became an active volunteer in ESRA, working with bagrut students at the Metrowest school. Testimony to Mervyn's successful work and the impact he had with students can be read in the article by Fiona Kaufman and the letters in their original form from some of the students whose lives he touched.
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by Diana Lerner
Steffa Reis paints Israel. Diana Lerner writes about
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Steffa Reis’ retrospective at the Artist Association House, which included 40 works on canvas and paper that spanned 50 years. An artist of imagination and unusual concepts, the exhibition drew much interest.
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by Geoff Tollman
An uplifting story of a successful aliyah in the 1960’s
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where every opportunity to prosper was taken in business and private life.
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by Theresa Binban
This is the story of a foreign worker from the Philippines
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who came to work in Israel to earn money to support her family back home. It is an inspiring story of sacrifice, patience love and understanding.
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by Maurice Ostroff
The World Machal website compiled by dedicated volunteers
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over the last year is now online with interesting personal stories and records of all Machalniks that participated in Aliyah Bet, in the War of Independence and from 1956-1967. The address is www.machal.org.il
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Museum of Comics and Caricature, seen by Lydia
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Aisenberg, again shows the amazing transformation of Holon into a center of culture. There are several permanent exhibits as well as temporary ones. One of the permanent exhibits by a company called ”The Missing Link,” was created by a group of young Israeli artists, and drawn on the walls.
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by Woolf Abrahams
The author talks about the custom once practiced of
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dipping vessels and cutlery produced by non-jews in a mikveh before using. He warns that this could cause a conflict between religious parents and children, and compares this to other customs which rabbis encourage their pupils to follow, and also cause division in orthodox families
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by Judy Shapiro
Face-off with a cop. Judy Shapiro finds “a different
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mindset,” as she argues with a cop about a familiar road that was suddenly off limits. Tempers flared as she refused to accept this new law, but she learned something about herself as well.
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by Hilary Lavi
“Hiking in the Ashes of the Carmel” with Hilary
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Lavi, recounts her participation with a group who hiked to the destination of the mega-fire on Mount Carmel. They walked through the mosaic of black, ash, gray and green areas and discoverd some patches that had been miraculously untouched by the fire.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Cynthia Barmor appreciates Laura Galinson, a dream
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funder, who without desire for fanfare or glory ,supports Modiin’s Neve ESRA care center for children at risk.
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