by Esther Tolkin
Ruth Reuven is the consummate ESRA volunteer, by knitting
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sweaters for kindergartners in Southern Netanya, teaching English, collecting goods for ESRA’s second-hand shops, and inspiring others. ESRA joins Ruth as she celebrates her 101st birthday.
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by Bess Hoffman
ESRA Herzliya held a summer bazaar to raise money for
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ESRA’s general funds and to support local programs. A variety of ESRA stalls as well as outside vendors’ stalls were set up in a Herzliya member’s garden. Thanks to everyone.
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by Glenis Bertfield, Lawrence Bertfield
Three coaches took members of ESRA to the opening ceremony
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of the 19th Maccabiah at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. A full capacity audience welcomed the athletes as they marched into the stadium. Former Olympians took part in the official ceremonies and an amazing array of talent took part in an unbelievable entertainment programme.
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by Michal Karni
“It’s never enough to say it is simply so. You
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have to know why. Think about it. If you find a reason, come and tell me.” And so a seed of fine writing is sown in this very effective short story.
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by Irith Langer
Congrats to Alona, a neighbourhood social worker, who
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so successfully guided a group of Ethiopian residents from Hefzibah on an excursion to Tel Aviv Harbor, with a stop at HaYarkon Park and a visit to the Eretz Israel museum and the special Ethiopian exhibition at present on view there.
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by Esther Tolkin
Despite a seriously diminished budget, the at-risk
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teenage girls at Netanya’s Bayit Cham had a packed year. ESRA tutoring, homework help, a catered Purim karaoke party, new and stylish donated clothes, and a 22-week workshop empowering girls through music
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by Jennia Ganit Chodorov
What do flower shows, streaking, Star Trek, dogs, gold
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teeth, and food have in common this issue? Read the humor section to find out more.
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by Sandra Broza
ESRA Magazine's list of personal announcements including,
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new homes, get well wishes and family occasions and condolences
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by Jackie Klein
Modiin young women work with teenage girls to throw
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monthly birthday parties for disadvantaged youth, hold an end-of-the-school year party, drew municipality attention to the declining conditions of the local youth center, and raised money for food parcels for Jewish holidays.
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by Gavin Kadey
Gavin Kadey came from Zimbabwe to live in Israel and
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is now a fan of bowls. He went to the Maccabiah tournament to take photos and met two interesting contestants from the small African communities of Zimbabwe and Guinea-Bissau. Both paticipants came to compete but also felt how important it was to be here to show their solidarity with Israel.
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Some useful information and tips about medicines, potatoes,
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reading the small print on labels and buying Sucrazit in quantity!
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by Juliet Rostowsky, Lola Katz
Juliet Rostowsky and Lola Katz are joint co-ordinators
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of ESRA’s Volunteer Division. With ESRA’s vice chairman, head of projects and executive director they spent a morning interviewing 10 new prospective volunteers. The group consisted of mainly retired professionals but included some younger working specialists
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by Shelly Egoz
Roxi Mundel was an artist and art teacher whose work
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was filled with joy. She spent many years teaching at the American school, and volunteering in the ESRA Golden Age Club in Herzliya. Although she will be sorely missed by her friends and family, her works live on for posterity.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
ZIPPORAH Porath celebrated her 90th birthday and Katherine
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Kaila Shabat's memoir, ‘I Missed the Spring’ recently went up on Amazon Kindle books.
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