by Marion Stone
This tour was down south, with a first stop at Aleh
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Negev, a place for young people with severe disabilities. Other stops were Kibbutz Revivim, Mitspe, and Ramat Hanegev. The article is detailed and full of interesting information and history.
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by Mike Porter
Many years ago the young Mike Porter hitch-hiked around
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Britain, Europe and Scandinavia, in the most shocking of winter weather. On return to London, and after being turned down by the police, he is grateful to accept accommodation from an ex-convict.
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by Frank Mecklenburg
Sonya Davidson was a little girl when she spilled water
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on the floor. Instead of scolding her, her mother described the importance of water, awakening in her daughter a life-long interest in water. In 2007 when she made aliyah to Israel she continued her research of energy and water, forming her own company, H2 Energy, today recognized world-wide as one of the top ventures in this field.
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by Irith Langer
ESRA organized a leadership training course in which
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twelve members participated. It was facilitated by Brenda Katten and Juliet Rostowsky. A participant wrote, “We left with a positive feeling, appreciating that our newly acquired leadership skills could be put to good use in everyday situations.”
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by Nina Zuck
This year, 23 young ladies celebrated their Bat Mitzvas
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with the ESRA family. The annual party has become one of the eagerly awaited events of the year. Netanya Deputy Mayor Shiri Haguel was a guest and the program included crafts, candle lighting and delicious treats, as well as gifts.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Cardiff Castle has an impressive history going back
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almost 2,000 years and boasts a roof garden against the backdrop of magnificent decorative tiles. Lydia, having grown up in Cardiff, takes a wistful look at the castle which was bequeathed by its owners to the city of Cardiff in 1947.
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by Joyce Kligsberg
Joyce vividly describes an ESRA tour to the Galilee.
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The first stop was the 170 year old Me'iri dairy in Zefat, which continues to produces cheese. Fine wine, enjoyed with a light lunch, was next on the list. The historic Dubrovin Farm in the Hula valley was another point of great interest.
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by Buzzy Gordon
A cross-section of eateries, from fancy to no-frills,
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whose common denominator is good pizza, including four kosher and several that serve vegan pizzas.
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by Suellen Zima
Suellen Zima was in Israel in the 1980s, when Ethiopian
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families began to arrive in the country, and she took an interest in helping them in their schooling. Recently she returned to Israel for a 3-month stay, during which time she devoted herself to helping both Ethiopian and Russian pupils.
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by Adele Rubin
Jonathan Matityahu aged 14 from the Gutwirth High School,
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Sderot, won first place in the National Debate Competition in English. The debating course at the school is an ESRA sponsored project
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by Sylvia Clayton
Sylvia describes a delightful, although rainy, day
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spent on the ESRA trip first by bus to Atlit, and then by the modern incarnation of the famous Jezreel Valley Train,
heading for Bet Shean. The day ended in an Ethiopian tent to hear about immigrant Chava Almo's journey to Israel, alone, aged 10.
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by Mike Porter
In a short poem Mike Porter confesses to his peculiar
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habit of wandering off (mentally) on his own. Somehow he manages to drag Shakespeare in as well, quoting the last words of the dying Mercutio.
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On a visit to Uzbekistan, Esther Elias found the ancient
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cities and sites – built on the oases along the Silk Road – spectacular in their uniqueness and beauty, and also in the rich Jewish history of communities such as Bukhara. “Back home in Israel, I still dream of the tantalizing sites of Uzbekistan,” she writes.
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by Marion Lupu
Marion's daughter who offers to help an indisposed
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friend with her schoolwork, reminds her of an experience she had as a student of Spanish in Manchester. She proved that sharing knowledge and helping each other is the best way to pass exams.
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by Ashley Taylor
Ashley Taylor created DisabledParents.org to provide
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information and resources to other parents with disabilities. Here she gives a very informed and useful summary of sources and ideas that will help disabled parents to cope with the challenges they face.
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