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by Katherine (Kaila) Shabat
A poem describing the total destruction by Hamas rockets
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of a home in central Israel. Kaila Shabat depicts the despair of the family when they find that all their worldly possessions, all their memories and treasures, have been reduced to rubble.
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by Terry Morris
Terry Morris describes the Yom Yerushalayim commemoration
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ceremony for an estimated 4,000 Ethiopian Jews who perished on their difficult journey in the desperate attempt to reach the Land of Israel.
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by Zachi Dvira (Zweig)
Moving tribute to the late Anita Berman fondly recalling
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the tireless dedication of
this long time Esra volunteer. Her interest in archaeology,led her granddaughter to follow in her footsteps. There is a detailed account of how she and her assiciates set up The Temple Mount Sifting Project and the many amazing finds that the project has uncovered to date, are recorded here. Details of how to participate in the Project are also included.
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by Helen Schary Motro
Helen highly recommends the exhibition at the Israel
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Museum - Dress Codes: Revealing the Jewish Wardrobe. The fascinating exhibition reveals how local habitat strongly influenced Jewish wardrobes. Most of the clothes come from communities from Egypt and Tunisia on the west to Iran and India on the east whereas few garments from Nazi occupied Europe survived the Holocaust.
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by Vera Freudmann
Fascinating review of life, hard for us to imagine,
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when people lived the truly simple life without comforts. Many questions are raised and Biblical scholar Dr Liora Ravid provides answers referencing traditional Bible stories illustrating the differences in cultural and familial values between biblical times and today.
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by Brenda Katten
"Together for a better tomorrow". Brenda reports on
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the ESRA Annual General Meeting. She lists the many thriving ESRA projects, extends a heartfelt "thank you" to all the dedicated volunteers who worked so hard during the year and looks forward to the coming year with confidence.
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by Cynthia Barmor
Cynthia Barmor returns from a visit to the “old country”
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and reports that the news is both bad and good. She compares the clean and efficient Cape Town with the grimy and grim Johannesburg, where corruption is rife and blatant and the daily toll of murders numbers in its tens. Good news: Soweto, once a crime-ridden township near Johannesburg has flowered into an up-scale suburb, with malls, supermarkets, homes and gardens.
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by Marsha Stein
The Nitzan Visitor’s Center tells the history of
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Gush Katif, the disputed area of the Gaza Strip that was taken in the Six-DayWar and vacated by the Sharon government in 2005. Marsha Stein takes a look at what happened to the settlers who left their homes.
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by Carol Novis
Not your grandmother’s kibbutz, writes Carol Novis.
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She delves into the kibbutz’s past, and her story reflects a growing, prosperous kibbutz near the sea. Herman and Daphna Musikanth are two South Africans who joined in 1978. “It is Utopia”, says Herman. Supporting these words is the fact that about 90% of the kibbutz children return to live there.
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by Nancy Tamir
The Israel National Trail is 1000 kilometers long and
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runs from the Dan Nature Reserve in the north to Eilat in the south, without crossing the green line. It is enjoyed by hikers, cyclists and jeep travelers. Nancy Tamir recounts its history
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by Cynthia Barmor
A short description of the specialized and multidisciplinary
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clinic for children suffering from degenerative muscular diseases, which opened at the Schneider Childrens Medical Center in Petah Tikva. Two charitable organizations, the SMA Families Israel and Meshi collaborated in establishing the clinic.
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by Mike Porter
It’s a fascinating place, but hardly a birthday present!
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Definitely not Addis, with its poverty. However, says Mike Porter, we saw tremendous plateaus, ancient farms and buildings, castles and citadels built in the 16th century, and beautiful Lake Tana and its islands of monasteries – not to mention the churches of Lalibela, hewn out of solid rock in the 13th century.
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