by Mike Porter
New hotels in restored buildings and hostels have sprung
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up to accommodate the increasing numbers of tourists to the old city of Nazareth. Unusual attractions such as the cultural Writers' House, museums, and the Nazareth “village” (a living display of life as it was in Biblical times) have been upgraded.
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by Steve Kramer
Steve Kramer writes about a hike in the Yarkon and
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Tel Afek National Park in central Israel. Starting at the estuary of the Yarkon River, which has been cleaned up and is now full fish and lush vegetation, they walked as far as Rosh Ha’ayin. Biblical locations, ruins, fortresses, the old flour mills and more modern concrete structures they saw on their route as well as picnic and areas of natural beauty.
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by Rolly King Kohansky
This is a memoir, elegantly written by a celebrated,
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internationally recognized British ceramicist and potter, recipient of many awards, including an OBE. The Hare of the title refers to one of the ‘Netsuke’, exquisite miniature sculptures of ivory or wood, invented in Japan in the 17th century.
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by David Rhodes
Sommelier and wine educator, David Rhodes explains
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how more modern equipment and growing grapes in high altitude have improved the quality of Israel’s wines. Excellent grapes are grown in the Golan, the Galilee, the Negev, the Judean Hills.
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by Brenda Katten
Since she was elected chairperson of ESRA Brenda Katten
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has visited many of its projects and branches and attended numerous meetings. Here she gives us a concise survey of some of ESRA’s projects. The organization is so diverse – so many volunteers helping to improve people’s lives in so many different ways.
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by Gloria Deutsch
Ilana Kirschner was a little girl of twelve when she
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was sent to Theresienstadt. Nearly seventy years have gone by since that terrible time but a few months ago the 81-year-old Kfar Saba resident was vividly reminded of the less dark times when she read an article about Alice Herz-Sommer in The Jerusalem Post and recalled the beautiful music.
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by Steve Kramer
What a variety of things were seen in this 10m kilometer
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ESRA walk along the underdeveloped beach in northern Israel. Archeological excavation, crusader remains, Atlit military camp, now a museum. Nature’s presence was everywhere including unique sand stone ridges, turtles who nest on the beach and wonderful fields of purple thyme.
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by Helen Schary Motro
The international winner of 14th annual Tel Aviv Documentary
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Film Festival was Planet of Snail, a love story from South Korea. Through what the festival judges called “poetic and pure” cinematography, it portrays the transcendence of love and the sanctity of life in the face of the biggest odds in the world.
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by Amy Avgar
The book is about motherhood, what it involves, how
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long does it take, what you need to know/do to become a Mom. A number of mothers reflect on their journey through motherhood and how it affects their roles as wives, daughters and workers.
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by Nancy Tamir
The first Senior Citizens Israel Olympics took place
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at Nordiya’s Retirement Village, the competitors ages ranged from 65 to the late 90’s. Sporting events included swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, power walking and chess, as well as athletics and track events. Workshops and entertainment were also provided.
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by Hilary Meir
Jonathan Essakow, managing director and owner of a
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shipping company, has been awarded the status of Honorary Consul of Portugal in Israel. Born in South Africa, he came to live in Israel in 1976 with his parents and siblings.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Volunteers collect food remaining at the end of the
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day at cafes and fast food locations throughout the Seven Stars Mall which is then taken to a refrigerated warehouse. The next day it is distributed to disadvantaged school children, to homeless shelters, to senior centers and to soup kitchens.
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by Howard Epstein, Orat Benyamini
Mediation, a facilitated negotiation process, is faster,
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cheaper and more direct than litigation - and worth considering if you have an intractable conflict with another person or company. The mediator, being a professional neutral third party, trained and experienced at managing and facilitating negotiations, assists the parties to the dispute to reach an agreed solution.
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