by Baruch Tanaman
In his message, ESRA’s chairman speaks of how the
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Six-Day War inspired volunteers and of the positive results that ESRA’s volunteering spirit has had on communities in need in Israel. Our theme this year is “Embracing Differences” – helping those from different communities while realizing that we share a common future.
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by Sarice Holley
Not only can we do it but we do do it! Five very successful
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Jewish women of Israel and the Diaspora who have excelled internationally in their chosen sports.
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by Dr. Gabriel Mayer
Historical museums are a type of museum in which the
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historical subject is confined to one topic or event. In Israel, they include Yad Vashem, the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum and Martef Ha’Shoah, as well as military museums. These historical institutions deliver a strong message about who we are and where we came from.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Women Wage Peace, an organization devoted to breaking
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down stereotypes and working toward living in our region in peace, held an event in which over 1,000 Jewish and Arab Israeli women participated. They boarded a Peace Train bound for Beit She'an, where the event was held.
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by Pamela Peled
An uplifting story how the efforts of three women encouraging
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joint singing ventures between the nations of our land can encourage a peaceful co existence and understanding of each other.
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by Sally Wendkos Olds
Sally fitted a piece into the puzzle of her husband's
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life while they were on a road trip following his footsteps as a US soldier during the Battle of the Bulge. She met members of his host family in Luxembourg, among them the pretty daughter of the house who had stolen his heart.
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by Buzzy Gordon
Buzzy Gordon introduces a tempting range of kosher
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and non-kosher Asian restaurants offering meals from Japan, China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. He lists the menus, the specialties of the house and the price range of each restaurant
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by Bess Hoffman
A former ambassador to Ireland addressed an enthusiastic
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home audience in Herzliya on the situation of Jews of the Arab Countries today.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A compass was dropped in a forest over 70 years ago
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by pre-state heroine Haviva Reik while in Slovakia for the British army in 1944. Somehow the compass reached Israel from the forest and was recently discovered among the belongings of the late Moshe Gross of Kibbutz Ma'anit. Here is the story …
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
The Six-Day War began 50 years ago on the 5th June
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1967, and was a defining event in Israel’s history. In a special section in this issue – and in their own words – are the fascinating stories by the people profiled on this page.
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by Talya Dahan Dunleavy
Talya skillfully takes the reader into the mind of
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a 15 year-old as preparations for the Six Day War were in full swing. She describes how aware her generation was of what could happen to them, and their involvement in civilian preparations for impending war.
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by Judy Copeland
Some 12,000 volunteers came to Israel in the wake of
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the Six-Day War. The question arose as to how to build on that experience so that a number of them would subsequently make aliyah. Michael Copeland and Dr Justin Phillips found one solution: they set up the enormously successful WUJS Institute in Arad, which hosted thousands of students.
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