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by ESRA MAGAZINE
Man Booker prize-winning author, Howard Jacobson, held
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an audience of more than 130 people enthralled when he spoke in conversation with Michael Hunter in London in April.The occasion was ESRA’s first-ever fundraising event to be held in the there, in support of the “Students Build a Community” project, among others.
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by Baruch Tanaman
Israel has much to celebrate, and so does ESRA. Forty
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years since its inception, ESRA can now be proud of more than 800 volunteers, 21 branches from Eilat to Nahariya, 25 Education and Welfare projects, a fabulous magazine, and a brand-new website (soon to be launched), among many other achievements.
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by Morty Leibowitz
The author an eight year old boy at the time recalls
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the tension of his family in Britain, glued to the radio, still reeling from the news pouring out of Europe, awaiting the vote for the partition of Palestine.
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by Carol Elias
Carol tells her family's history during the Holocaust
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within the context of Poland's
latest attempt to rewrite history. Efforts to obscure testifiable acts of murder include
countries other than just Poland. Eighty years later, time for surviving witnesses is
short, and the fight for the memory of the Holocaust is on.
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by Mike Altman
Almost fifty years after making Aliyah, Mike is still
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trying to explain why he has this feeling of belonging to this country and its society. He concludes that living in Israel today is living in a society that thinks out of the box, and it makes for a very exciting country in which to live.
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by Howard Epstein
Remembering and honoring the genius of Chaim Weitzman
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highlighting his
essential influence on the very formation of the State of Israel now celebrating 70
years of existence.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
At an exhibition of naive art at the GINA gallery of
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the same name in Tel Aviv in honour of the 70th anniversary of the state of Israel artists produced joyful and heartwarming work. providing a relief from daily tensions and stress of present times.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A tribute to the many members of kibbutzim in the Emek
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Israel region who lost
their lives during the many battles and terror attacks of this beautiful area. They
are honored with meaningful memorial sites throughout the region.
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by Siri Jones-Rosen
The Templers, who began settling in Israel in 1868,
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were in fact critical contributors to the success of the yishuv. Their efforts are remembered with the restoration of their dwellings at the Sarona market and their story is told by guides who take visitors through this vibrant area.
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by Deborah (Debby) Sherman
A colorful henna ceremony introduced the writer to
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a Yemenite tradition, intended to ensure the about-to-be married couple a life of happiness.
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by Ilan Shachar
Ilan Shahar suggests that we try to find a little generosity
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of spirit, whatever the provocation. And when we manage to do this, know that we are contributing to the long-term survival of our unique little Israel, and to 70 better years to come.
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