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This issue hints about leg and other cramps, parsley,
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bananas and bargain shopping, by Naomi Ariel
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by Riva Rubin
How do immigrant writers re-establish themselves when
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they come to live in Israel, a multi-cultural multi-lingual society? Where does their true identity lie: to write in their mother tongue or to try and express themselves in their adopted language? These are some of the issues discussed by Riva Rubin, a South African born poet who lives in Israel
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Born in South Africa Hymie worked in the family store
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and in 1945 married Rose. They followed their children to Israel in 1981. A sports lover, Hymie especially enjoyed playing bowls. Always very modest and helpful to all he became active in ESRA, was on the executive committee and served as treasurer.
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by Naomi Aharoni
ESRA volunteers, who help the children at this after
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school center in Rishon LeZion brought masks to be decorated during Purim , sang songs, discussed the festival with the children and distributed Mishloach Manot.
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by Audrey Goodman
American Joanne Caras has gathered stories and recipes
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from survivors for her book The Holocaust Survivors Cookbook. Raising money for Jewish charities, ESRA is promoting this book in Israel.
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by Bracha Stock
Bracha Stock, the author, is born in Israel, married
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an American and adopted a son. Their life was like living in both the USA and Israel during the 1960's
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by Marian Lebor
UK born and a tailor all his life, Nat and his wife
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Freda followed their 2 children to Israel settling in Raanana in 1986. Nat continued to work as a tailor in Israel finally setting up a workroom in his own home.
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by Merle Guttmann
Israel Trakeniski, for 15 years in Israel, an economist,
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has volunteered at the ESRA Techushons where he works with special needs children. His other voluntary work includes working with ambulance teams, teaching for Magen David Adom and teaching scuba diving to youth at risk.
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by Jackie Klein
Esra Modiin has taken off…Social and volunteer programs
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have been organized. Lectures, second hand bookshop, film shows, tutoring matric students in English, and distributing ESRA magazines. They hope to extend their activities to Reut, Maccabim and Hashmonaim.
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by Val Kantor
After 13 years as its director, Val Kantor is retiring
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from the ESRA befrienders program. A dedicated
and committed ESRA volunteer, Val did a wonderful job helping many people and inspiring many volunteers.
Glenis Bertfield who is now heading the befrienders program has been in Israel for 18 months and comes to ESRA with a great deal of enthusiasm and experience from the UK.
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by Sara Groundland
Sara Groundland writes that once again another very
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successful 3-day trip to Eilat has taken place with 52 people visiting interesting places on the journey there and back. There was plenty time to relax in Eilat as well a trip to the birding center, to the WOW show and a boat trip round the bay.
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by Natalie Goodman
When I retired eight years ago at age seventy-five
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I joined the Raanana Knitting Group – a wonderful group headed by our ‘guardian angel’ Wendy Goldstein, who buys the wool and is always on hand to help anyone who needs it.
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by Shirley Kirsch
Tel Aviv's Knitting & Crochet social circle is now
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in its 7 year meet weekly in Ramat Aviv.
Sweaters for children, knee rugs, bed socks and teddy bears – a great variety of articles are produced for the less fortunate. Shirley Kirsh writes that as well as knitting the members who meet for two hours enjoy lectures as well as laughing and socializing with each other.
The very popular Raanana knitting group run by Wendy Goldstein has knitted over 1,000 articles this year. Distributed to hospitals, the army, to children and to the elderly in need this local group also has ladies from abroad who contribute their knitted produce.
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