by Shlomo (Salomon) Liberman
One of the interesting newcomers on the Tel-Aviv food
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scene is a Swedish bakery called FIKA. Starting out with kanelbullar, Swedish for special cinnamon rolls, the bakery soon grew and now includes a number of branches in Tel Aviv
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by Steve Kramer
Steve describes a fascinating trip to old Peki'in in
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the Upper Galilee, as well as a tour through the colorful city of Akko
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by Michael Adler
Michael Adler describes the serendipity that allowed
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him to observe Chris Barnard
performing the first heart transplant. Having just completed performing surgery he
heard a commotion from the theater next door and discovered what event was about to take place, and was able to watch from the visitors' gallery.
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by Emily Levy-Shochat
A beloved bakery in Jerusalem shuts down, marking the
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end of a tradition of a long-time customer enjoying cookies from out of the family freezer.
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by Shifra (Reich) Neumann
Read about the pleasurable benefits of combining laughter
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and yoga that gave a comprehensive workout to this special group of young handicapped people.
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by Shavit Ben-Chorin
The law is discussed by Attorney Shavit Ben-Chorin,
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who gives useful pointers to anyone wishing to engage in advanced legal planning for the elderly. "As long as a person is lucid and fully conscious, his/her wishes take precedence" he writes. He also advises that completed forms should be deposited at the Central Data Bank of the Ministry of Health.
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by Shashi Ishai
Shashi's visit to the Israel Dog Unit, where dogs are
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trained for the IDF and police for search and rescue and anti-terrorism missions, was an eye-opener. After watching a training session, she went home feeling nothing but admiration for the dedicated trainers, some volunteers, who are on call 24/7.
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by Carol Elias
A heartbreaking story of two young children who miraculously
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survived horrific
circumstances in a little known tangent of the story of the Holocaust.
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by Susan Zaidel
At a conference on Innovations in Conflict Resolution,
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Susan Zaidel attended sessions pertaining to Israel and its neighbors, which stressed civil projects and actions to bring people together. There are many such projects. It is important not to stand idly by, but to actively seek peace, she believes.
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by Esther Eliad
In Singapore "I landed in the future" writes an amazed
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Ester Eliad. "A melting pot of cultures in a picture-perfect setting". This from a city which, in 1965, was still part of the third world. A third of the size of Israel, it had one port city, a backward economy, and was a country of refugees. Today it is one of the four leading economic centers of Asia.
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by Glenis and Lawrence Bertfield
The ESRA National Quiz Night was held in November,
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with nearly 500 people at 24 different locations. These ranged from Nahariya down to Eilat who wonthe contest.. Funds collected will go to ESRA's social club for young adults with cerebral palsy. The club meets at the Weil Center free of charge, with the compliments of the Kfar Shmaryahu Local Council.
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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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by Janine Levy
Making the most of fruit bought in season with the
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added bonus of a few delectable recipes.
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