Barbara Abraham was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her studies include: Cours de Civilisation Francais, Sorbonne Paris; Queens University Belfast - B.A; Dundee University - Creative Writing course. She came to live in Israel in 1958. From 1959 – 1967 she was resident in Eilat and commenced her working career at the first Queen of Sheba Hotel. From 1964 – 1980 she worked for Arkia Airlines, first in Eilat and from 1967 in Tel Aviv, eventually becoming Head of Tourist Department. From 1980 – 2000 she lived in Scotland with her life partner. Enjoying the composition of essays, Barbara attended a Creative Writing Course, joined the Angus Writers Group and later became a member of the Scottish Writers Association. She began publishing articles and short stories in Scotland in local press and also in the Jewish Chronicle. In 2000 after returning to Israel she joined the Editorial Board of ESRA MAGAZINE and has also written for Metro Magazine of The Jerusalem Post.
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Modern technology works miracles and within the solid
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stone walls of Beit HaShomer one enters the days of the early 20th century.
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A joint multi-disciplinary project – Migrating Birds
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Know No Boundaries – is run in 300 schools in Israel, 30 in Jordan and 30 in the Palestinian Authority, shows how through cooperation and education, birds can serve to bring children together and progress towards common goals.
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Barbara skillfully describes the development of tourism
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in Eilat during the 1960s, and the Sinai, following the 1967 war. Development was spearheaded by Arkia,
originally Israel's inland airline, with the construction of a runway and other tourist
facilities. A fascinating thumbnail of the period.
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This year’s successful ESRA golf tournament raised
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funds for the further education of Ethiopian youth. Response to requests for sponsorship and prizes was very good and the afternoon ended with cocktails and refreshments, and the raffle draw. The event was a great financial success and thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated.
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With Brenda Katten present to elaborate on the aims
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of ESRA a successful meeting was held representing a number of regions of the North. Delegates agreed that such meetings were to take place more regularly to share ideas and report on successes.
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Barbara Abraham presents a fascinating insight into
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the lives of 2 women whose lives were changed by their belief in anthroposophy.
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The Wayward Moon by Janice Weizman is her first novel.
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It is in the form of historical fiction and captures ones imagination immediately. It is the adventure of a young woman’s search for meaning during the 9th century in the Middle East.
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This story won fourth place in the ESRAmagazine short
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story competition in 2013 – A Fateful Moment. Barbara's 'fateful moment' was one in which she learnt that there can be good things with the bad, that one should not rush to judge some people too quickly and the importance of understanding others.
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In the heart of the old city of Safed along Jerusalem
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Street, a wooden notice, "English Library", is attached to an old stone wall and the small arrow upon it points the way to one of the most remarkable English libraries to be found in Israel – in fact perhaps in numerous places across the world. The library is the beloved creation of Edith Geiger
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Marketing possibilities and Russian tastes have resulted
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in the successful cultivation of the Sturgeon fish and a most impressive production of caviar at Kibbutz Dan in their fisheries
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Introducing the Domus Galileo study center overlooking
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the Kinneret, where
invitees were treated to the most interesting celebration of the holiday of the Three Kings.
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Barbara skillfully describes the development of tourism
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in Eilat during the 1960s, and the Sinai, following the 1967 war. Development was spearheaded by Arkia,
originally Israel's inland airline, with the construction of runway and other tourist facilities at Sharem-el- Sheikh and the Monastery of Santa Katerina. A fascinating thumbnail of the period.
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Born in the USA, Mark came to Israel at age 16. A multimedia
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craftsman, he has developed his own unique style, creating his own designs including of unusual musical instruments. His love of music led him to become an amateur DJ specializing in 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music. This he now does for ESRA Caesarea at their monthly dance evenings.
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A visit to the remains of the Detention Camp at Atlit,
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where Jewish refugees were
detained. The occasion was a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the British Mandate. It was organized by ’Love Never Fails’ which was set up by several British Christian organizations in the late 1990s to demonstrate their sorrow and repentance for British anti-Semitism through the ages.
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