by Claire Rabin
Claire discusses the sometimes charged relationship
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between mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law, especially when a grandchild is involved, and offers sound advice on resolving conflict effectively.
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by Flori Cohen
Geoff Lloyd,a husband and father , discovers at the
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age of 61 that he was adopted as a child. Here follows the fascinating story of his search for his biological parents and the many surprises awaiting him in that journey.
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by J. Leonard Romm
In 1969, as a 23-year-old American going to study in
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Jerusalem for a year, the writer was asked by sundry "family" to take electrical items, to Israel for various people. Later Israelis would ask him to bring blue jeans with the appropriate labels, from America. Nowadays, he is asked to bring chocolates and sweets with the appropriate "hechsher" from Israel to America.
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by Yishai Silber
This is a paean to a world-famous wild animal "park"(a
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tremendous area bordering South Africa), the uniqueness and magnificence of which has entered and moved the life of Yishai Silber and his wife. He ends his song of love and praise with the promise that "one day I will return and introduce you to my children".
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by Lee Freeman
ESRA’s role in a new project supported by the Haifa
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branch together with the Talia Trust is to fund a remedial Study Skills Course taught by a specialist teacher assisting children with learning difficulties to achieve their bagrut.
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by Evelynne Cherny
Evelynne reports on the talk given by world-renowned
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expert on the Israeli Arab population, Mordechai Kedar, in which he proposes a possible solution for the Palestinians; national aspirations. His proposal is based on the example of the United Arab Emirates: a federation of independent, self-governing Palestinian "countries" based on clans.
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by Harry Hiller
Harry relates the amazing epic of the life journey
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made by Zvi Friedman from a small village in Hungary after the outbreak of WW2. Having gained an education in
Scotland after the war he made aliya and built a successful career in physiotherapy.
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by Iris Stark
C.P.A Iris Stark sets out, clearly and efficiently,
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the new law governing taxation applying to anyone owning more than two residential units. The tax was imposed in the belief that it would help to lower housing prices, although it is now being challenged in the High Court of Justice.
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by Anthony Green
Dressed up as the festival’s heroine Modiin’s Jackie
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Graham, an ESRA committee member, was a sensation!
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Israel Tourism Exhibition recently held in Tel
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Aviv presented countries from
around the world. Particularly interesting were the Japanese and Portuguese stands which highlighted Jewish aspects of their countries
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by Linda Glazer
Ishmael Khaldi’s invited an ESRA group to visit
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the small Bedouin village of Khawalid in the Lower Galilee, and experience Bedouin hospitality,
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by Bonnie Bachenheimer
The books of my childhood were some of my greatest
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gifts, says Bonnie Bachenheimer, who gives a loving description of many of them. One of the reasons for her settling in Modi'in when she made aliyah was a notice she read on the Internet that it was possible to work at the ESRA bookshop there. She says "when it comes to books and reading, Modiin is my dream come true."
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by Barbara Abraham
Barbara skillfully describes the development of tourism
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in Eilat during the 1960s, and the Sinai, following the 1967 war. Development was spearheaded by Arkia,
originally Israel's inland airline, with the construction of a runway and other tourist
facilities. A fascinating thumbnail of the period.
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