by Elizabeth Levi-Senigaglia
Artist Dalia Rosenfeld moved from Tiberias to Yavniel
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to America and now, back to Tiberias, where she was born. Dalia’s love of nature and beauty are reflected in her art; it is a quality that has sustained her through periods of sorrow and loss. As Elizabeth says, Dalia is truly a “Treasure of Tiberias”.
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by Stephen Kliner
Tour guide Stephen Kliner says that the site that inspires
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him most is Merhavia, the first communal Jewish agricultural settlement in the Jezreel Valley. Four of its pioneers came from Glasgow, Kliner’s own birthplace and he has researched their fascinating story.
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by Rhoda Goodman
What do golden agers talk about? Health, of course,
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but also about their morning and evening routines, which seem to have gotten longer with the years, says Rhoda Goodman in this amusing article.
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by Lynette Karp
Dr Rene Karat, resident of Beth Protea in Herzliya
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was recently awarded the French legion of honour award at a ceremony on a French vessel in Haifa in recognition of his participation in the allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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by Nancy Kramer
The 3rd annual arts and crafts fair was held Netanya
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this September. Items included jewelry, gifts for children, hand-made clothing, goodies and beverages were on sale, while the "almost new" section was filled with bargains. Ilan "the Handyman", and the newly-formed arts and crafts group from ESRA Petach Tikva, helped make this event such a success.
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by Suzanne Naimer
ESRA Modi’in was lucky enough to spend an evening
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with Sarelle Weiner learning Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot dessert ideas.
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by ESRA Eilat
Eilat ESRA kicked off its inaugural relaunch with a
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BBQ.The evening was a success, with several new members signing up on the spot and more showing interest.
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by Adele Rubin
At two handicrafts exhibitions in Sderot, ESRA displayed
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and sold some 50 mezuzot of Ethiopian embroidery as well as baskets and art. The project owes much to sewing teacher Esther Niv and artist Gili Zivan. ESRA supplied the materials and the craftspeople profited from their sale.
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by Jackie Klein
The Modiin ESRA branch hosted a very enjoyable musical
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evening with C.B Daies, his wife, Dena, and their friend Yisrael Cohen singing gems from some of the best-loved musicals dating from the 1950s to the present time.
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by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
Shlomo tells an amazing story which shows how everything
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in Jewish life is interconnected. The actions of a Jewish textile merchant from Sweden led to a lifelong friendship which then, when the son of the Swedish merchant became Rabbi Steinsaltz’s right-hand man, resulted decades later in the printing of the Commentary on Pirkei Avot in Chinese.
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by Sara Rabani
Sara Rabani has a problem with Jerusalem. "I can't
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live without Jerusalem. I just can't live in it. "She loves Jerusalem, she writes, but she's looking for quiet. It’s the intensity, she confesses – it drains her.
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by Harry Hiller
ESRA Haifa's highly successful November meeting hosted
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Elkan Levy. The talk focused on General Allenby and the First World War and the history leading up to the war as well as the various battles against the enemies in the region at the time.
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