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by Pamela Peled
Dolly Parton, born to a poor farming family in Tennessee,
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started a project of gift books for children at risk. One of her donors, Harold Grinspoon, began his own project, the "Pajama Library" in both US and Israel. Today Israeli children in Arab and Jewish schools get books through The "Pajama Library" which is now active worldwide. And it all began with Dolly Parton.
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by Liz Trakeniski
A heartfelt recall of the bravery, determination and
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the integrity of the former Soviet Union refuseniks. An amazing historical period of modern Jewish times.
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by Helen Schary Motro
The amazing story of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese
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vice-consul in Kaunas, Lithuania (formerly known as Kovno) who after the Russian invasion of Lithuania in 1940 issued blank visas for Jewish refugees. It is estimated that between 6,000 and 10,000 people were directly saved by Sugihara visas.
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by Eli Libenson
“I’m In Heaven” when I find an old-fashioned
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record of Irving Berlin’s music, says Eli Libenson. Berlin, in the opinion of many, is America’s greatest song writer, and Eli is one of his greatest fans. He describes some of the milestones in Berlin's long and eventful life, and lists a few of his many unforgettable songs.
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by Baruch Tanaman
Baruch expresses ESRA's vision of progress for improving
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and bringing even more benefit to our fellow Israelis. He reports on the AGM with its theme of "Looking Froward" and enumerates some of the many worthwhile projects that the ESRA volunteers have been involved in this year.
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by Mark Yacoub
Tel Aviv chiropractor, Dr Mark Yacoub asks whether
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back pain worsens as we get older? To find out researchers have scoured all the research on the topic to see if a trend could be found. Dr Yacoub sums up the latest research.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Lydia peruses an issue of B’Derech, a Zionist magazine
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published in the mid- 1940s in the Feldafing Displaced Persons Camp in Germany. The magazine taught the children about Jewish holidays and Israeli culture. She describes how Succot was celebrated there in comparison to what happens in a modern-day kibbutz
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by Bunny Porath
Bunny describes the interesting and inspiring day spent
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learning about the history and sites of the ancient city of Acre (Acco) with Ramat Aviv ESRA Group and their excellent guide.
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by Michael Jaron
An amusing tale of the adventure of attempting to toivel
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utensils at the beach in the sea including instructions for care that are guaranteed to keep you smiling.
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by Yael Meyer
One beautiful spring day ESRA day-trippers took a "religious
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variety" tour up north. Their trip included Peki'in, a visit to the cave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, followed by the Baram National Park and the deserted Maronite Christian. Last was a visit to Rabbi Bar Yochai's tomb on Mount Meron.
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by Evelynne Cherny
A visit to Portugal revealed a wealth of attractions
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linked to a rich Jewish history, including the city of Coimbra, famous for its university library, Lisbon, with its dwindling Jewish population, and many other other towns and cities, revealing the fascinating history of the Jews of Portugal.
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by Dave Bloom
Why is it that certain memories remain so powerfully
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embedded and come to the surface so readily, whilst others remain buried and irretrievable? From Proust to psychologists today who claim that reminiscence is therapeutic, we learn how important it is to remember and record our family histories.
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by Marian Lebor
Leket Israel recently found an ingenious way to highlight
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the importance of food rescue, minimizing food waste and giving back to the community. Together with Raanana municipality, it hosted Israel’s inaugural Canstruction exhibition. Marian describes the highly successful exhibition as well as other recent initiatives of Leket.
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by Carol Novis
At the age of 82 the writer ES Welber, a Raanana resident,
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wrote her first detective novel. Enigma, her latest novel, is about Tel Aviv, Arabs, immigrants, music and the stage. "Her characters are fully formed, and she explores a huge diversity of people in Israel" writes Carol Novis.
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