by Baruch Tanaman
Baruch reflects on change and stability all around
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us and how the world of ESRA has the right combination of the two. A good example is the ESRA magazine, which has been around for the past 38 years, always maintaining its consistently high quality. Some of the changes are our farewell to Yonit Garfinkel, Director for the last 7 years and our welcome of Sunny Marshansky, the new General Manager. Baruch also reviews the extremely successful Achinoam Nini concert. And recently revealed: the link between volunteering and health. Food for thought.
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by Glenis Bertfield
Glenis Bertfield provides an overview of the ESRA volunteer
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awards evening on 5 December 2016 including some interesting statistics about ESRA volunteers. There are short bios of the award winners and their many and varied contributions, as well as Cynthia Barmor's excellent thank you speech on behalf of the volunteer awardees
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Second Temple necropolis of Bet She’arim in the
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lower Galilee became a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2015 and is well worth visiting. It offers a view of the remnants of a former town of enormous importance in Jewish religious life for centuries following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the dispersion of the Jewish people.
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by Marion Stone
“Out of the Shadows,” a poignant Jewish music festival,
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coordinated by Dr David Fligg, was held featuring the music and writings of Czech Jewish composers and writers, many of whom did not survive the Holocaust. It took place in Plsen, Prague and Terezin.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
London’s Foundling Museum highlights the history
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of this home for abandoned infants, established in 1739, by Thomas Coram together with artist William Hogarth and composer George Frederic Handel.
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Modiin members visited the Ramon Air Force base,
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not normally open to visitors, during which they were briefed by the Deputy Squadron Commander in the Situation Room and sat in the cockpit of an F-16 fighter jet – an unforgettable experience. They also visited Mitzpeh Ramon and the memorial to Ilan Ramon.
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by Lenore Hahn
Miriam Dubi-Gazan, the founder of Docostory relates
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the journey that brought her to chronicling the life stories of holocaust survivors and later extending to compiling many additional documented stories.
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by Anthony Green, Rika Meyerowitz
President Donald Trump asked Loretta Weinberger if
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the song Gonna Keep America Singing, which she composed, could be played at his inauguration. She was also invited to attend the inauguration, but she was unable to do so. It was “a fulfillment of my creativity,” she said.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
Under the auspices of ESRA Achinoam Nini and her musicians
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gave a fabulous performance at the packed to capacity hall of the Herzliya Performing Arts Center
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by Kenneth Collins
The book The Jewish Experience in Scotland brings together
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all the elements that make the Scottish Jewish community, whose roots trace back to the 1780s. It
describes the vibrant community of the 19th and early 20th centuries and its contribution. Sadly, however, in recent decades the community is decreasing, mirroring a global diaspora trend.
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by Marion Stone
Marion chronicles the beginnings of ESRA in Modiin,
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then a new city. The English speakers began a modest operation which included children's activities, a library, and even a 48+ club. In 1998 ESRA stepped forward to offer assistance and the group has now grown into an active, fully-fledged branch.
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