by Adele Rubin
A resident of Ramat Hasharon for many years, Hazel
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Camron came from South Africa She became an inspector of English in schools for the ministry of Education where she was highly respected. When she retired she gave her time to ESRA becoming vice chairperson of the organization and chairman of the Ramat Hasharon Branch.
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by Janine Bloch
Professor of Applied Chemistry at the Hebrew University
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Jerry Esterson came from New York in 1975. After moving to Raanana he became involved with ESRA, designing and setting up its original web site. A warm and dignified family man he was also interested in Genealogy
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by Riva Rubin
South African born architect Maurice Kaplan designed
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many outstanding buildings including private homes, hotels and significant public buildings including the underwater aquarium in Eilat. He liked to do pen and ink sketches and in later life his artistic talents led him to become a fine painter.
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by Adele Rubin
John Vernon worked in publishing in England, as well
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as being a lecturer in German and when he retired he and his wife Dora came on Aliyah. Helping his Israeli born granddaughter with her English led to the birth of ESRA’s English tutoring programme. He found other like minded volunteers and set up the system. John also joined ESRA’s executive committee and ran the Golden Friendship Club.
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In this issue Naomi comments on Recycling, Labelling,
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Baking, Rubber Bands and Pillows.
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by Rolly King Kohansky
Geraldine Brooks has taken the Sarajevo Haggadah as
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the theme of her book. Fact and fiction are woven together with historical facts, as a conservationist tries to imagine where the famous book had been, and who had had access to it since it was written in the 14th century in Spain. A most enjoyable and informative book.
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by Motti Zaslow
Shevach Mofet is at technical High School in Tel Aviv.
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Most of the students are from a Russian background, as are a majority of the teachers. Motti Zaslow who volunteers tutoring English cannot speak too highly of the highly motivated students and the teachers who want only the best for them.
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Solly Gelgor is an extraordinary volunteer and truly
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embodies the spirit esra
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by Rika Meyerowitz
Thanks to the generous support of many anonymous donors
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the Hand in Hand Pantry in Netanya has been able to supply food parcels to many people in the area. Despite the economic situation people from abroad, and people celebrating a simcha, are amongst those who are supporting this cause.
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by Nelly Perry
Gil Shochat once again gave his services to raise money
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for the Hand in Hand Food Pantry in Netanya
The concert at the Sharon Hotel was well attended and the audience enjoyed an evening of classical romantic music.
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by Phyllis Bloch
Dr Bookie Chish the deputy mayor of Kfar Saba met members
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of the Esra Kfar Saba committee to learn about Esra and its current needs. Some of these needs were immediately seen to and the committee are looking forward to continue working with him.
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by Meira Applebaum
Gifted Ethiopian teenagers from Netanya are learning
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marine biology .They are studying the science of the sea, they collect specimens and examine them in a laboratory – a completely new world for them.
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by R.M. Kiel
ESRA’s visit to Yad Vashem focused on the Museum
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of Holocaust Art – art works that had been done by prisoners and hidden during the Holocaust. Also visited were the gardens dedicated to the Righteous among the Nations.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek was founded in the 1920’s
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in the Jezreel Valley. A museum of the Kibbutz history is now housed in a building that was originally a guard post. It includes documents about the 8-day attack by Arabs in 1948.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
Living works of art describes the compositions that
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Peter Viner creates in the Jezreel Valley. Using different grains, his designs have been seen by thousands of visitors who look down on his creations from the top of Mt Gilboa.
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