by Barbara Lyons
After four years as chairlady of ESRA Herzliya committee,
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Barbara Blum has stepped down. During this time she changed the face and events of the committee in a very positive way.
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by Carl Hoffman
This book describes in a microcosm what Jewish life
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was like in a Lithuanian shtetl of Eastern Europe before the Holocaust, and after as it follows the Zilber family and their dispersion through the world.
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by Michael Adler
In fond memory of Michael Adler – a brilliant man
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and initiator of significant educational projects in Israel and in South America. He also founded and organized the ESRA Colleges and the ESRA Travel Club.
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Useful information and hints for everyday use and guidance
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by Mike Finestone
Twelfth generation British man receives a Chanukiah
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in 1967 as the only person family members believed would actually use the keepsake. Read the family history of this memento and how it passed to his possession.
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by Daniella Roman
The Fantasticks, off-Broadway’s longest running musical,
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is the season opener for the Guild Theater in Raanana . The cast includes young talents, newcomers, and other familiar, well-loved actors from the area. Tickets for the shows are now available.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
Historical facts about Chanukah are known but sources
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disagree how “Chanukah” got its name and whether the ‘work’ or ‘resting’ to which it may refer means desisting from constructive activity, women’s work, or resting from battle. What do you think?
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by Mike Porter
New hotels in restored buildings and hostels have sprung
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up to accommodate the increasing numbers of tourists to the old city of Nazareth. Unusual attractions such as the cultural Writers' House, museums, and the Nazareth “village” (a living display of life as it was in Biblical times) have been upgraded.
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by Steve Kramer
Steve Kramer writes about a hike in the Yarkon and
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Tel Afek National Park in central Israel. Starting at the estuary of the Yarkon River, which has been cleaned up and is now full fish and lush vegetation, they walked as far as Rosh Ha’ayin. Biblical locations, ruins, fortresses, the old flour mills and more modern concrete structures they saw on their route as well as picnic and areas of natural beauty.
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by Rolly King Kohansky
This is a memoir, elegantly written by a celebrated,
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internationally recognized British ceramicist and potter, recipient of many awards, including an OBE. The Hare of the title refers to one of the ‘Netsuke’, exquisite miniature sculptures of ivory or wood, invented in Japan in the 17th century.
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by David Rhodes
Sommelier and wine educator, David Rhodes explains
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how more modern equipment and growing grapes in high altitude have improved the quality of Israel’s wines. Excellent grapes are grown in the Golan, the Galilee, the Negev, the Judean Hills.
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by Brenda Katten
Since she was elected chairperson of ESRA Brenda Katten
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has visited many of its projects and branches and attended numerous meetings. Here she gives us a concise survey of some of ESRA’s projects. The organization is so diverse – so many volunteers helping to improve people’s lives in so many different ways.
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