by Carol Novis
Eviatar Gover of TLVEG TOURS runs walking tours of
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the vegan scene in Tel Aviv. On a tour which took in four restaurants, an ice cream place and a deli, Carol Novis discovered just how good vegan food can be.
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by Dina Raveh
This is the story of Benjamin Kadoshi, whose ancestors
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originally escaped from 15th century Portugal, then to Brazil and Mexico. A singer and clarinet players, after 2 years in Israel he formed a Klezmer band. He is a recipient of ESRA's scholarship fund for his first year at the Academy of Music and Dance.
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by Carol Novis
The romantic real life story of a trunk of love letters
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written during World War 11 found on the side of the street by Yosef Halper and the resulting successful mission to detect the authors and to reunite the couple so many years later.
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by Vic Essakow
A small group of Raanana concerned residents (known
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as RCR), has recently been established in an effort to combat the danger posed by electric bikes. They have established an agenda including education of riders and their parents, and working towards the enforcement of the laws governing these vehicles
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Isaac Ochberg was a Ukrainian-born South African philanthropist
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who in 1921 snatched 200 children from the jaws of violence, hunger and disease. Lydia describes the Memorial Promenade and Park dedicated to his memory in the Menashe Hills.
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by Sharona Bick
Our nearly new clothing and household goods shops and
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our second hand bookshops are a valuable financial injection into ESRA funds allowing us to continue with the work we do for communities in need and encouraging volunteer participation
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by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
You can’t but chuckle as engineer Shlomo Liberman
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shares his forty-year journey that took him from the rabbi’s testicles and hemorrhoids in Sweden, to a successful, post-retirement career in writing in Israel.
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by Yael Meyer
A vivid report on the ESRA tiyul to the Ela valley
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where the fight between David and Goliath took place. Participants were enlightened by the stories and writings surrounding this area steeped in both ancient and modern history.
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by Ruth Shidlo
The answers to questions posed to Ronnie Solan,Clinical
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Psychologist and Psychoanalyst of Tel-Aviv, author of the book: "The Enigma of Childhood". The book addresses the importance of accepting the uniqueness of the child and encourages an acceptance of "the art of couplehood".
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by Adrian Wolff
Adrian was one of the 33 ex-IDF officers who participated
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in the Israel Commission of Military History 8-day tour at World War I and II sites. He describes with historical details their visits to all the major battlefields in those terrible wars and was impressed by how professional and well organised the tour was.
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by Joan Weisman
When Joan Weisman retired she swore she would never
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go back to teaching. But when she heard about the Woman's Courtyard, which helps empower women from ages 13 to 25, she broke her promise. Now, she confesses, "I'm on a real high!" Her students are young women who tell her their dreams and aspirations
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Seen through the eyes of a child these reminiscences
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from the past are about a young kibbutznik who was chosen for the honor of greeting and welcoming Chaim Weizmann, subsequently the first President of Israel, when he paid an official visit to Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek.
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by Emma Tobin
An inspiring story of the attempt of an interfaith
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organization called HAF to breach the chasm between Jews and Muslims in Morocco as an example for the world to follow by planting trees in the ancient Jewish cemeteries that pepper the landscape of Morocco.
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by Henya Drescher
In this personal memoir, Henya Drescher discovers,
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at the age of 13, a long-hidden family secret, and describes the shattering effect it had upon her and her whole family.
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by Cynthia Barmor
On Yom Hashoah ESRA Modiin and the English speaking
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Levonah Chapter of Hadassah-Israeltalk heard 2 of their members tell the stories of their mothers who were part of the Kindertransport prior to the outbreak of WWII.
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