by Amy Avgar
The story of an exceptional woman, born in Germany,
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saved from the gas chambers as a Kindertransport child living in England, marrying and immigrating to Palestine, founding and heading Enosh for emotionally disturbed people, promoting research on mental illness. A life full of challenges and numerous accomplishments.
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by Brenda Katten
New friends of ESRA help to raise almost NIS 70,000
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for the Right Track Centers and Students Build a Neighborhood projects by giving their home for an autumn fundraising dinner.
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by Barbara Blum
Pen pictures of Chopin and Rubinstein, both born in
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Poland but destined never to return. Rubinstein, a Jew devoted to the Jewish people, and superb interpreter of Chopin’s wonderful compositions .Chopin, an avid and outspoken anti-Semite.
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by Meira Applebaum
An interesting and comprehensive report on a visit
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to Iceland – a country of hidden beauty, green fields and ancient customs that whets one’s adventuring spirit to experience the surprises awaiting there.
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by David Smith
During Succot the ESRA midweek hiking group went out
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for an easy hike on the Carmel. The hikers were impressed by the beautiful Carmel scenery but at the same time were painfully reminded of the fire that struck the area in December 2010.
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by Brenda Katten
Brenda Katten reports on the ESRA regional meetings
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and discusses why ESRA is different from other organizations.
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by Eric Moss
An in-depth and unique reaction to attending a Holocaust
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convention held in Israel with Israeli and German second generation victims looking at the future.
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by Deborah Fineblum
When asked, “Where does God exist?” the Kotzker
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Rebbe replied, “Wherever you let Him in.” Deborah described how she gradually began to let God into her life, and became one of the baalei teshuva - Jews who turn to embrace Orthodox Judaism. She describes the joy and satisfaction she derives from her religion as well as the struggles and effort she has to make to fill her knowledge gap.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A vivid journey through the pleasures of reading a
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real book, bookmarks and leather bindings, as opposed to the new fangled electronic tablets. Many episodes are recalled from a lifetime of reading books.
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by Janet Kiesari
The first of its kind, and a total success, was the
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recent Southern Regional Branch meeting held in Rehovot in the home of Joyce Lasovsky.
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by Pamela Peled
The inspiring story of Judith Recanati, and of NATAL
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the organization she established and nurtures. Far too many Israelis suffer from post traumatic disorder – here is a place to seek help and find peace of mind.
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by Helen Schary Motro
Chagall: Love, War and Exile, an exhibition at the
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New York Jewish Museum, introduces another side of this artist’s work. A macabre, dark, period of suffering for all mankind is expressed in this work.
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by Alice (Aliza) Marks
There is no limit to what can be achieved by hard work
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and education as so clearly illustrated by the students of the successful ESRA project in Netanya - Students build a Neighborhood - at the annual exhibition of their work.
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