by Judi Argaman
Judi reports on an interview with an Ethiopian Law
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student, whose Amharic name
means "beautiful", and who is taking part in the Students Build a Community project.The Law student tells the story of his family's ultimate integration, an achievement in light of all the difficulties the Ethiopian community experiences.
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by Mimi Tanaman
An ESRA project aimed to bridge the gap that frequently
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occurs between teenagers born in Israel and their parents who came from Ethiopia. Thirteen youngsters were sent to Ethiopia on a roots trip. They gained an appreciation of the beauty of the country, and its hardships, and of the very courageous journey their parents made as well as pride in being Israeli.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Israeli ceramics artist Tsamerit Zamir, lives in Moshav
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Netiv HaAsara near the concrete wall between Israeli communities and the Palestinian residents of Gaza. She combined her ceramic talents and wish for a more peaceful existence for all the people of the region in her work. On a portion of the wall – in clear view of Gazans – thousands of brightly colored tiles spell out peace
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by Baruch Tanaman
Baruch ponders the meaning of success, and in particular
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the success of the ESRA organization. He comes to the conclusion that we are doing "a sterling job", considering that we are reaching our 40th anniversary, and the ESRA projects are thriving and doing so much for our fellow Israelis
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by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
Stamp Collector Lawrence Fisher created a thematic
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exhibit on the Arab-Israeli conflict and has won many awards. In 2008, he created an exhibit called The Jewish Homeland which he recreated in 2013 as The Jewish Homeland - Our Struggle for Survival. In 2015, this exhibit was shown in Germany and was awarded ‘European Champion of History’.
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by Marion Stone
Marion recalls the fascinating description given first
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hand by two sisters, who grew up in Karachi. She tells of the history, life and traditions of Jews in Pakistan and, sadly, also the demise of the community of some 2,500 Jews. Opting for safety, the sisters set out for Israel via a necessarily circuitous route.
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by Marion Stone
Marion explains that there comes a point when a start-up
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company must decide to expand and grow, and become a scale-up company. The high-powered panelists of the ESRA Scale-Up Nation Panel Event discussed the problems and challenges ahead for such companies
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by Bill Strubbe
On Kibbutz Ein Hashofet, Micah and Ayelet run a business
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making prayer wheels. “Making prayer wheels is among the holiest thing a Buddhist can do; its purpose is to spread joy, love and compassion,” Micah explains. The prayer wheels apply to all faiths.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Dani Margolis, reminisces about the road trip he, his
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brother, and his father took from the UK to Israel across Europe and Turkey in a VW Camper. Dani's passion is vehicles of almost any ilk which he takes apart and repairs. He is also a qualified tour guide specializing in eco-tours.
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by Wendy Blumfield
A description of an ESRA tour to places with a connection
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to WW1, such as Beth Hagdudim in Avichail and Beth Aaronsohn, family home of the NILI spy ring in Zichron Yaakov.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
The death of Amos Oz at the age of 79 has robbed Israel
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of one its finest writers.
Here, five contributors to ESRAmagazine select their favorite Oz book and explain why it has a special place on their bookshelf
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by Cyril Hirsh
Words and music gave the weekend a classical touch
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at the Eilat Music Festival. The outstanding musicians, and the interesting panel discussion made a most enjoyable weekend
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by Sara Groundland
Sara reports on a very successful ESRA visit to the
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Israel Museum where they visited the historical Israeli fashion exhibition, the exhibition of avant garde Russian artists, and the exhibition of Maimonides's original documents
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