by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
Hetman Symon Petliura was a Ukrainian journalist and
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nationalist leader who was seen as being responsible for most of the atrocities against Jews carried out by his armies. He was assassinated by Sholem Schwarzbard whose relatives were among the many Jews massacred. His trial in 1927 was sensational - he was acquitted on grounds that he was avenging the deaths of victims.
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by Frankie Cronin
On a fascinating 3-day ESRA trip to the north, participants
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enjoyed visits to the Cochin Heritage Center, the Mishkan Techelet factory, the old Beer Sheva train station, Mamshit National Park and the Dead Sea Works.
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by Colin Keyes
Colin Keyes reports on The Netanya Willing Hands organization
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over the years the group has given substantial financial assistance to hundreds of clients referred by social workers. They address any request on its merits, generously, quickly and efficiently
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by Glenis Bertfield
ESRA's move from Beit Fisher to Golomb Street in Raanana
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has been successful and the new facilities and activities such as musical evenings and lectures, Zumba and scrabble evenings have successfully transitioned to the spacious hall and the all-important excellent air-conditioning.
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by Bess Hoffman
Nathalie Mimoun of Chabba Art Gallery in Herzliya Pituach
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hosted ESRA Herzliya members to a talk on three young Israeli artists,Ya’acobi, Mickie Goldstein and Vered Fishman.
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by Shifra (Reich) Neumann
Kfar Saba recently granted some of its outstanding
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volunteers the Geller Award for Volunteering One of this year's awards was granted to Steve Freedman who, in addition to other volunteering endeavors, is a tutor at the Shazar and Herzog schools in ESRA’s English Tutoring Program (ETP).
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by Morty Leibowitz
A humorous yet frightening take on what might happen
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in 2026 when the automated home and car systems that are being developed now take over our lives
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by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
The beloved Yiddish author who used the pseudonym Shalom
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Aleichem had a very colorful life with many ups and downs in his lifetime career. In this brief biography Shlomo has traced his steps to and from Europe and the US. He says Shalom Aleichem was a supreme Jewish humorist, who invented modern Jewish archetypes, myths, and fables of unequaled imaginative potency and universal appeal
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by Susan Lurie
Dr Yaacov Agam,kinetic artist extraordinaire established
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the Agam museum in Rishon L'Tsion, which was the venue for an enlightening and informative tiyul from the Esra Rechovot club.
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by Lynette Karp
A life story leading step by step to the fulfillment
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of the dream of becoming a full time successful artist.
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by Jill Sadowsky
Jill Sadowsky adds her congratulations to Merle on
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the 200th issue and compliments her on the great idea of attaching a copy of the first newsletter ever
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by Ruth Sobol
Ruth Sobol was impressed by the 200th issue and the
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history of the amazing work done by ESRA
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by Adrian Wolff
Adrian discusses 2 articles from ESRA Issue 200 that
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relate to two prominent dedicated anti-Semitic British politicians Jeremy Corbyn and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin
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