by Lea Malul, Rhoda Goodman
As the rockets fall at 2am, residents of Ashkelon have
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only 20 seconds to rush into their safe rooms or shelters. What happens if they are caught outside when the sirens go off? The local hospital too, which is inadequately protected, is exposed to the rockets and cannot function when it is most needed. The doctors are both Israeli and Arab doctors and they treat Israeli and Arab patients.
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by Lola Katz
Babette Kaplan came to live in Israel in 1963. She
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taught English through drama which she had studied in her native South Africa. Later she studied for a doctorate and became an internationally recognized counselor. A protestor and demonstrator for many causes she also found time to volunteer in the local community and with ESRA.
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by Rhoda Goodman
Rhoda relates her experiences of travelling abroad
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with only hand luggage, and gives some useful tips and challenging ideas.
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by Bess Hoffman
Review on a tour around the Caesarea ruins, followed
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by a moving visit to ESRA’s Horse Riding Therapy Project at Kibbutz Magal, where disabled children have happy and close experiences with animals.
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by Pamela Peled
Dr. Pamela Peled introduces the dream to create the
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Galilean Resort & Spa, a spiritual center for Christian tourists. Its educational facilities will provide for religious development, while at the same time enabling its guests to relax and enjoy the wellness and spa service. Unique is the deep meaning of its location: the Galilee, on the banks of Lake Tiberias, where Jesus established his ministry 2000 years ago.
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by Carl Hoffman
Jewish gangsters were a well known part of the American
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criminal scene in the first half of the twentieth century. Benny Fein was one of these New York mobsters. The terrible fire in March 1911 in a garment factory that killed over 100 young women caused him to rethink his life style – he became a fighter for better conditions for the workers.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina Moed Kass gives the highest praise to the Jerusalem
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Review. Published in English this magazine is packed with wonderful articles – food for the intellect. An excellent Israeli product, sent round the world, and it does not need an export license!
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by Carol Novis
This book by Hannah Brown is on parenting an autistic
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child and on her life as a divorced parent. Her latest writings have produced a very moving novel – a fictional account of four women who have autistic children.
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by Barbara Abraham
UPSIDE DOWN COFFEE BY Kathryn Jacobi, Reviewed by
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Barbara Abraham This novel by Kathryn Jacobi will help readers from abroad and potential immigrants to learn about life in Israel as it really is - its challenges and hardships. The tale is told through the lives of four women who meet at a coffee house to exchange news and views.
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by Barbara Abraham
This year’s annual ERA Golf tournament was in memory
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of Celle Mandel, a keen golfer, who had been a member of the ESRA Welfare Committee. The income from the golf competition was for ESRA’s “Give a Child a Future”. Sixty couples participated and Judy Reefe, herself a long-time member of ESRA and a member of the Gaash Golf Club, devoted her organizational skills and helped to make this an enjoyable and memorable day.
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