Marian Lebor came to live in Israel from London in 1994 with her husband and their three children. She has a degree in History from Queen Mary College, University of London, and is a freelance writer, editor and film-maker. She writes for various publications in Israel and abroad. For many years she wrote a regular column about everyday life in Israel for the Anglo-Jewish newspapers the Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News. She co-authored Culture Smart! Israel, a practical guide to Israeli culture and society. She compiled and edited a 300-page book about North West London Jewish Day School, and edited Memories That Won’t Go Away, a book about the children of the Kindertransport. A member of ESRAvision, Marian co-produces short films for a variety of organisations.
by Marian Lebor
This summer, a quilt exhibition to commemorate 100
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years of kibbutz, was held at Bet Gabriel, near Tiberias. It was organized by the Israel Quilters Association. Marian Lebor visited the exhibition and describes the unique and varied quilts many of which tell the story of the kibbutz movement.
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Ankie Spitzer, widow of Israeli fencing coach Andrei
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Spitzer, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, is at the forefront of the campaign to have just one official, public remembrance of the atrocity.
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Leket Israel recently found an ingenious way to highlight
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the importance of food rescue, minimizing food waste and giving back to the community. Together with Raanana municipality, it hosted Israel’s inaugural Canstruction exhibition. Marian describes the highly successful exhibition as well as other recent initiatives of Leket.
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Welcome to today's world of editing and proofreading,
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noting how editing has changed with the computer often displaying a mind of its own - with emoticons and exclamations often replacing words.
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Negative stereotypes and barriers are difficult to
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break, but ZAKA, a haredi life-saving, rescue and recovery volunteer organization is doing just that. Religious leaders - rabbis, qadis, sheikhs, priests and imams, signed a declaration of cooperation, issuing a joint call to members of their respective communities to join ZAKA as volunteers.
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www.dating4disabled.com – free dating service and
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online community that offers people with disabilities the opportunity to connect with one another through the use of forums, blogs, group chat and instant messaging. Members share resources, make friends and create valuable social networks, and some find their life partner.
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Susan Herold and Bob Rubin in a moving ceremony at
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Yad Vashem presented their mother’s suitcase, precious scrapbook and dozens of family papers and photographs she brought with her on the Kindertransport
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In June, 42 cyclists, many of whom were survivors and/or
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their children and grandchildren, set off on a moving 906-kilometer bike ride to commemorate 80 years since the Kindertransport, the rescue effort that saved 10,000 children just before the outbreak of the Second World War.
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Treasured memories surface whilst looking through these
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now aged sepia photographs from the time of World War II. Marian's reminiscences of her late mother and family bring to life the painful experiences many suffered and the gratitude felt by the lucky ones who survived.
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Marian Labor describes her visit to a brand new kosher
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hotel in Canazei, in the middle of the stunningly beautiful Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy. She finds the hotel first rate in every aspect, from the decor and physical conditions, to the food, the excursions options offered by the hotel staff, and of course the outstanding and very friendly service.
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