by Lisa Ohayon
An exciting new Internet Video Channel is being offered
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to Israeli English speakers, in conjunction with ESRA ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections to the 20th Knesset. Welcome Kamatov TV.
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by Eli Lato
If you are looking for a fairly unknown vacation spot,
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you should try the well-kept, innovative facilities at Biankini at the northern tip of the Dead Sea. It offers all the amenities one expects when camping or in zimmers, as well as free use of their nearby private beach.
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by Charles Libicki
It was the largest running event in Israel's history
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– the Tel Aviv 10 km night run in October 2014, but Charles Libicki almost didn't make it. In the end he converged onto Rabin Square with about 25,000 other runners and his wife, Penny, met him at the finish line.
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by Terry Morris
Following the great success of the 2014 ESRA Recipe-Calendar
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we are now hard at work on the 20145-16 calendar. For more information about sponsorship of this worthwhile project please contact: Susan – 052 698 9088 (kurnedz@012.net.il) or
ESRA office – 09 950 8371 (herzliyaoffice@esra.org.il).
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
Retired professor has been firing off missives to newspapers
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since he was a teenager. Now he’s to be rewarded.
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by Dudley Kessel
For more than a decade, ESRA’s annual golf tournament
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has been held at the Gaash Golf Club. Unfortunately, this year the absence of Linda Isaacs, who passed away recently, was sorely felt. Linda had been one of the main organizers of the ESRA golf day. In her honor the tournament was named in her memory.
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by Ilan Shachar
It's that time of the year when confusion reigns and
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we need all the help we can get. Here are some extremely useful hints and tips guiding us on the never ending complex issues of who to vote for in the coming general election. Remember, your vote is needed!
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
Petach Tikva is the third new ESRA branch to be started
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in the last twelve months. Good luck to ESRA Petach Tikva!
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by Deborah (Debby) Lieberman
Marilyn and Murray Grant, were ESRA members who believed
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in and epitomized the values of our organization. They were a strong and courageous couple whose significant contributions to Israel and to Israelis earned them the respect and admiration of those who knew them
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by Barbara Abraham
This story won fourth place in the ESRAmagazine short
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story competition in 2013 – A Fateful Moment. Barbara's 'fateful moment' was one in which she learnt that there can be good things with the bad, that one should not rush to judge some people too quickly and the importance of understanding others.
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by Pamela Peled
The brainchild of South African Hillel Bloomberg, squashbond
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helps bonding between Arab and Jewish youth through playing squash together. It improves language skills as the kids call the shots, and has been found to help the kids' concentration. "There are 80 courts in Israel" says Nicky Capelouto, chairman of Squashbond. "Now it's our dream to build a court in Tira."
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by Carol Novis
Spray-painted graffiti is a popular, modern-day method
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of expressing opinions – mostly anonymously. Carol Novis took a guided tour of Tel Aviv's Florentine area to admire the high-quality drawings and sentiments on walls soon to be demolished in the wake of urban renovations.
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by Sonia Levy
Atmospheric poetry homage to the shores of the Galilee
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depicts and presents both a colorful and an historical image.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
"What caught my eye was the handsome man on the poster,"
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writes Lydia Aisenberg, who visited the exhibition 'The Friend". The man was Orde Wingate, and the crumbling building served as his hq. where he trained and led the Jewish "Night Squads" in the late 1930s. Less well-known is the story of Lorna Wingate, his wife, who was an ardent Zionist. Entrance to the exhibition is free.
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by Neil Lyons, Friends and ESRA colleagues
Warm tributes to a lovely, long time member, sadly
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missed by fellow members. Always ready to help, Barbara brought that extra special something to the many activities she undertook and volunteered for, including ESRA. A good friend who could always be relied upon, and modest about her many achievements.
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