by Richelle Shem Tov
David Grossman won the 2017 Man Booker International
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Prize for his book as did the translator Jessica Cohen. Richelle describes how she came to appreciate this strange but unforgettable book
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by Patricia (Patti) Golan
The Music Man, is the 2018 season’s production by
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the Light Opera Group of the Negev – LOGON – Israel’s veteran English language theater group, which this year is celebrating its 37th anniversary. LOGON's ticket sales support local charitable organizations, including as ESRA.
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by Mimi Tanaman
It is one hundred years since the letter known as the
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Balfour Declaration was written "One of the most significant letters in history", says Theresa May, the British Prime Minister. A range of activities are being planned across Israel, with members of ESRA actively involved.
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by Debbie Sinai
Debbie Sinai tells of spending their Passover holiday
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in Honolulu, and of the Jewish service which was held in a building which, for more than 41 years, has served both as a synagogue and as a church (Unitarian). We also learn something about the Chabad in various parts of the world.
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by Carol Novis
A visit to a workshop by Avital Sebag on healthy and
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tasty food preparation, attended by grandparents, parents and children.
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by Talya Dahan Dunleavy
Talya tells us how she became the proud owner of a
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beautifully-carved Chinese walnut. Her description of this "beloved" object tells us something of the depths of her feelings, and she adds: "Someday I might write a book about my walnut"
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A visit to a unique historical site – Beit Froumine
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in King George St, Jerusalem – which is slated to become the Knesset Museum. In the meantime, some fascinating historical photographs can be seen at the site.
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by Michael Jaron
A thought-provoking article on the 'midrashim' of modern
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science on the theory of evolution. Michael Jaron considers the mechanism of the Midrashim in Judaism and the mechanism of analysis and speculation used by modern science to have the same function: to connect the dots or fill in the gaps where necessary.
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by Harry D. Wall
The author is a prominent writer of Jewish travelogues
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and here he introduces the
Jodenbuurt,and the new Jewish museum of Amsterdam with enlightening information and pictures.
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by Cecily Hanson
The successful ESRA two-day trip to the western Galilee
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took participants through
the Tunisian synagogue in Akko, the Christian village of Mi'ilya dating back to King Solomon, continuing to a personal encounter at the Plia Center for Bukharin Jews in Kfar Vradim. The highlight was a performance of the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company.
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by Stephen Kliner
With a strict time-limit of two and a half hours the
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cars set out for the first ESRA car rally organized by the Netanya branch. The route followed a beautiful 75 km route round the Emek Hefer countryside, and everyone agreed that it was great fun and a huge success!
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Modiin’s Book Bus arrived at the beginning of
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September in Ramat Beit Shemesh, at the invitation of Edie and Mort Barr. It featured a sale of books from the ESRABOOKS shop in Modiin, and raised NIS 4000 for ESRA.
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by Brenda Katten
A truly fortunate audience was treated to an evening
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of pianist Alan Gampel's
sensitive and expressive renditions of Scarlatti, Schubert, Chopin, and Gershwin. The proceeds of the wonderful performance were earmarked for ESRA's flagship project Students Build a Community.
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