by Lydia Aisenberg
Leaving Syria and his family as a young boy of ten,
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we read of Ovadia’s physical and emotional adventures in reaching Israel and a new beginning. Personal challenges and a life of service to fellow refugees have followed with resulting honor.
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by Carl Hoffman
If truth is stranger than fiction, this is the ultimate
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example: a Hollywood mogul who is really an Israeli spy or the spy that came in for the gold (ouch!). Carl Hoffman reviews the book which recounts the true-life adventures of the man who produced such block busters as ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Mr & Mrs. Smith’ and others.
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by Hazel Agami
Hazel Agami describes her hairaising experiences driving
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a Leyland Lynx truck in the World War II Britain during the icy winter of 1943. It was only later that she understood that she had transported sections of Mulberry Harbour, Churchill's solution against all odds, for a floating harbour, to be used for the Second Front.
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by Ilan Shachar
The new development of the Tahana in Tel Aviv is a
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popular center of tourist interest. This story tells the history of the first railway lines between Jaffa/Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and the early railway connections in Israel.
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by Maurice Collins
Maurice Collins, consummate collector, winner of 2011
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award as `Britain’s Best Collector’ describes the weird and wonderful gadgets that he has collected from inventors of bygone days.
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by Carol Novis
Vivian Silver, formerly of Winnipeg now living in the
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Negev, believes in the inseparable connection between peace and development. As co-director of NISPED, she works to establish a trusting relationship between people of different cultures to achieve success in her endeavors.
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by Millie Rosenblatt
For half her life Millie Rosenblatt, now in her eighties,
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has been totally blind but has always remained very active. Having taught in schools and colleges and gaining an MA in education she became a school principle and administrator. Now all colors have completely disappeared from her vision - all she sees is total blackness.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
The late Dr. Brian Braude held some intriguing conversations
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with Pnina Moed Kass while she was on his dentist’s chair. She remembers his talks about the many journeys he undertook and how she persuaded him to write about them for ESRA MAGAZINE.
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by Aryeh A. Frimer
“Teshuva (repentance) is about developing a closer,
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more intimate, relationship with our Creator”. This article is a discussion of how to practice Teshuva in a meaningful way as expressed by various Sages of Torah learning.
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by Miriam Greenfield
Tel Aviv rides green: bike riding is good for the health
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and good for the environment. Miriam Greenfield tells us all about the bikes-for-rent project. From its grassroots beginnings, this project developed and became part of the global program Critical Mass.
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by Lee Diamond
Lee Diamond discusses the changing values in the Israeli
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society as a result of social protest in the early days of Havat Kineret and today in Rothschild Boulevard
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by Sam Sinclair
It is ten years since Alan Benson passed away from
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and this article is in his memory and a tribute to his parents, Harvey and Marilyn, who came to Israel from Scotland to give him more years to live. They believe that the Israeli climate gave Alan many extra years to live
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by Pamela Peled
For 20 years Beit Berl college has run courses for
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English speakers to learn to become tutors. People who have degrees in English, or those who have English as their mother tongue, have benefited from this year long course eight hours a week.
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by Judy Raffel, Lynda Schwartz
Rachelle Egel came to Israel from the USA 40 years
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ago. In spite of her disabilities she was always active, and was involved in bringing social and active events to English speakers in Tel Aviv. Rachelle had a great sense of humor and enjoyed life to the full.
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