by Marion Stone
Marion is disappointed that Joseph Gitler's request
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to spread the word about the Food Bank Leket was not fulfilled in the ESRAmagazine report about his talk in Modiin
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Caroline Goldberg, originally from the States has used
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her writing and lecturing qualifications and skill to write a novel that deals with the many problems, practical emotional and psychological, that immigrants face.
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by Marion Stone
Joint committees of ESRA Modiin held a get-together
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to say goodbye to Cynthia Barmor, who has resigned as chair of the Modiin branch after nine years.
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by Marion Stone
Marion reports on a fascinating evening arranged by
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ESRA Modi'in with 2 representatives from the StandWithUs movement - Richard Corman, Development Director, and Yahya Mahamid, a 20-year-old Israeli Arab educator in the Jerusalem office.
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by Marion Stone
From an early age Romi Ozeri loved movement so much
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that her parents sent her, at age 5, to an acrobatics class. At age 6 she was on the Snunit Acrobatics team, and two years later was part of the team when it won 17 medals at the recent Acrocup 2017 acrobatics competition held in Germany.
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by Marion Stone
ESRA Modiin hosted two speakers, Mark Simon and Joe
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Serkin, who volunteer for search and rescue organizations here and abroad. They both gave insights to what is involved and the amount of work that is done for people who find themselves in vulnerable situations, often through no fault of their own.
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The holy city of Pushkar is where the Stones spent
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their first Shabbat in India. Many Israeli backpackers come to Pushkar, and the Stones found signs in Hebrew, as well as the ever-faithful falafel. They celebrated Shabbat at Chabad House, where many different languages were spoken by the young guests – Jewish backpackers from all over of the world.
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by Marion Stone
This tour was down south, with a first stop at Aleh
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Negev, a place for young people with severe disabilities. Other stops were Kibbutz Revivim, Mitspe, and Ramat Hanegev. The article is detailed and full of interesting information and history.
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by Marion Stone
The documentary film "Torn" tells the story of Yaacov
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Wecksler, who found out at age 35 that he was Jewish. Yaacov, who had become a Catholic priest at age 17, today works at the archives department of Yad Vashem, but to date has not been granted full Israeli citizenship.
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Marion describes an exciting visit to an archaeological
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dig on the outskirts of Modiin. The archaeologist in charge, Amit Re’em, explained that these were the remains of burial niches and a mausoleum, possibly from the time of the Maccabees.
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by Marion Stone
Marion Stone reports on a talk to ESRA Modiin by Col.
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(res.) Aviad ben Itzhak, a specialist in genealogy, who has helped thousands of people to explore their ancestory and build family trees. Jews were often forced to take surnames based on a town or village where the family lived, while DNA plays an important part for discovering evidence of background.
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by Marion Stone
Members of ESRA Modiin and Hadassah Israel Levonah
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Chapter joined together and successfully presented an excellent Yom Hashoah program to an audience of over 200. Guest speakers were Holocaust survivor Chaya Subar and Edie Kalb, the daughter of survivors. Two youngsters, who had participated in the recent March of the Living, Rivka Shemesh and Idan Kofman gave personal accounts.
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by Marion Stone
Whether or not cannabis should be sold over the counter
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in Israel remains controversial. In his talk, Clifton Flack explained about early research into cannabis, beginning some sixty years ago and involving the work of today's top Israeli researchers, who are developing products and leading the world in this field.
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by Marion Stone
Marion chronicles the beginnings of ESRA in Modiin,
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then a new city. The English speakers began a modest operation which included children's activities, a library, and even a 48+ club. In 1998 ESRA stepped forward to offer assistance and the group has now grown into an active, fully-fledged branch.
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by Marion Stone
What a fascinating trip Marian had to Dharamshala in
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the lower Himalayas! Read about her visit to the Chabad house that can be reached only via a long foot path, to the Tibetans settled temporarily (for 60 years) in the mountain villages, and to the unusual hotel in the town of Mcleodganj
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