by Lydia Aisenberg
Ethiopia Street is in the heart of Jerusalem, writes
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Lydia Aisenberg, who proceeds to tell us about the "fascinating buildings created in the 1880s", including an impressive silver domed circular Ethiopian church". She also tells of Ben-Yehuda, who lived here and is considered the father of modern spoken Hebrew
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by Andee Goldman
During the September 11 attacks, 2,977 people were
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killed (excluding the 19 hijackers) and more than 6,000 others were injured. Israel’s 9/11 memorial took place on September 6. Among the speakers was Rina Kaufman, whose brother Leon Lebor was among those who perished in the attack.
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by Baruch Tanaman
Baruch describes the variety we find among ESRA's branches
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– different groups of people with different preferences and in different locations, but he points out that all are united through our unified branding and our shared goals and social values.
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by Ruth Shakenovsky
A heartfelt tribute to her 91 year old sister who still
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delivers Esra magazines in Ramat Hasharon and has been doing so since the first issue was published. Just one of the volunteering tasks she continues to do with enthusiasm for life.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Students on the Birthright-Plus program learned about
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three communities: Kibbutz Metzer, the neighboring Arab village of Meiser and the Palestinian village of Kafin, and about the delicate balancing act between them on both sides of the Green Line.
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by Janine Levy
Chef Schwartz gives her best tip (don’t forget the
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salt) and explains her kitchen philosophy, which has made her famous in the food world.
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by Merle Guttmann
The standard of entries for the Short Story competition
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was so high, our panel of judges had a hard time picking the winning 12. Merle lists the winners and provides a brief biography of each one. They are:Patricia Carmel, Racheli Fuld, Gaby Fulda Ilan Hirschowitz, Sue Krisman, Susan Lowinger, Marion Lupu, Richelle Shem-Tov, Jackie Shulman, Dov Silverman, Yonatan Sredni and Jessica Strauss.
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by Shari Mendes
The Lemonade Fund is helping Israeli breast cancer
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patients from all segments of society. Shari Mendes tells stories of grant recipients of various cultures, religions, ages and gender, who have been helped with emergency financial relief during treatment.
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by Marion Stone
Marion's experiences reflect Israel's once thriving
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fashion industry. She tells of her
visit to a textile company owned by the Samaritan high priest in Shechem, and of a
serendipitous meeting with the head of ATA which catapulted her into the center of
Israel's textile industry until its demise in the 1980s.
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by Renee Singer
Timing is Everything tells the rather remarkable story
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of Susanna Kaufmann, a
native-Dane Israeli, who began studies to be a dental technician. Encouraged by one of her teachers she changed career path to watchmaking where her fine motor skills, mathematics, and patience have rewarded her decision.
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by Sharyn Weizman
The story, less heard nowadays, of two close childhood
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friends raised as orphans in a Slovakian convent during WW2, their separation after the war when they went to Israel, and then further afield. Their fortuitous meeting after some 40 years is one of the miracles of this generation of our people.
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by Herb Hahn
Sherwood Schwartz was the creator of two U. S. television
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hits – Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch. Herb Hahn wrote to him requesting help for Ethiopian Jews in Israel, and he responded generously.
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by Brenda Katten
In 1979, our Honorary President and Editor, Merle Guttmann,
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founded ESRA,which now boasts branches from Nahariya to Eilat, In 2019, ESRA’s flagship project “Students build a Community” will be celebrating its bar mitzvah year and marking ESRA’s 40th birthday. To celebrate, ESRA is putting together an event with top lecturers and musical entertainment.
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