by Inge David
Thanksgiving is celebrated as a continium of the American
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tradition and the ESRA tseddakah box makes its appearance at this dinner introducing a really worthwhile charitable idea.
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by Suzanne Naimer
Ilya Meyer, a former journalist and present author
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impressed an enthusiastic Modiin audience with his knowledgeable insight of the Sweden of today .
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by Janet Kiesari
ESRA Rishon LeZion Knitting “Aunties” knit and
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distributed 480 sweaters and scarves this year for children in need at after-school centers and sheltered accommodation for battered women. At Chanukah, each child was able to choose a sweater, a matching scarf and a selection of goodies.
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by Frank Mecklenburg
The reader experiences the bureaucracy and frustration
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of unexpected delays that had to be endured in getting an Israeli driving licence when coming on aliyah .
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by Buzzy Gordon
This article reviews ten, top kosher and non-kosher
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Italian restaurants, not pizzerias, in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Pardesiya, Hod Hasharon, and Raanana. The restaurants range from a neighborhood trattoria to elegant restaurant offering fine Italian dining.
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by David Rhodes
A graduate of the Massachusetts Bartending Academy,
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David Rhodes covers ten of Tel Aviv bars offering unusual, custom cocktails. In each case he reveals the specialty cocktail for which the bar is known.
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by Glenis Bertfield
At 18 venues, ranging from Kibbutz Degania to Eilat,
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ESRA members took part in the third annual quiz, a fun evening which raised funds for ESRA projects. The winner was Netanya.
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by Patricia (Patti) Golan
On the 36th year of its productions LOGON this year
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presents 'Annie', popular Broadway musical for the enjoyment of the Israeli public
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by Lucille Cohen
EZ Rimsky has written a dark psychological thriller,
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albeit peppered with light humor questioning life after death in this his first book titled `Palindrome'
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by Sharon Finegold
Open Heart, a documentary by Gad Aisen was shown at
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Yad Le Banim in Raanana. It is about the work of Dr. Shinfeld, one of Israel's heart surgeons who volunteers medical services to the residents of Sderot and experiences all the traumas of life under fire with them.
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by Angela Wallis
A tender moving tale about the lives of young pugilists
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in a rough impoverished Jerusalem neighborhood and their inspirational boxing coach was screened by the ESRA cinema club last November.
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by Eli Libenson
Oscar Hammerstein was one of the most successful of
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songwriters on Broadway. Eli Libenson focuses on three of his songs, and reflects on the hidden meanings behind what we might consider beautiful but "light" songs, proving that the words are not "light" after all.
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by Carol Novis
The Rana Choir of Jaffa has created a harmony of women
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of very different ages, religions and backgrounds who have developed, by singing together, close friendships and a degree of mutual understanding. The choirs experience has shown that co-existence, mutual respect and empathy, even in a country where these things are rare, are indeed possible.
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by Mimi Tanaman
Lorna reports on the exhibition of astounding quilts
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made by Ofra Burda Eidelman, and presented during the monthly ESRA branch meeting in Rishon LeZion. Each beautiful quilt tells its own story, sometimes of earlier generations, and even of Orna's own childhood.
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