by Glenis Bertfield
At 18 venues, ranging from Kibbutz Degania to Eilat,
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ESRA members took part in the third annual quiz, a fun evening which raised funds for ESRA projects. The winner was Netanya.
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by Patricia (Patti) Golan
On the 36th year of its productions LOGON this year
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presents 'Annie', popular Broadway musical for the enjoyment of the Israeli public
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by Lucille Cohen
EZ Rimsky has written a dark psychological thriller,
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albeit peppered with light humor questioning life after death in this his first book titled `Palindrome'
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by Sharon Finegold
Open Heart, a documentary by Gad Aisen was shown at
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Yad Le Banim in Raanana. It is about the work of Dr. Shinfeld, one of Israel's heart surgeons who volunteers medical services to the residents of Sderot and experiences all the traumas of life under fire with them.
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by Angela Wallis
A tender moving tale about the lives of young pugilists
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in a rough impoverished Jerusalem neighborhood and their inspirational boxing coach was screened by the ESRA cinema club last November.
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by Eli Libenson
Oscar Hammerstein was one of the most successful of
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songwriters on Broadway. Eli Libenson focuses on three of his songs, and reflects on the hidden meanings behind what we might consider beautiful but "light" songs, proving that the words are not "light" after all.
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by Carol Novis
The Rana Choir of Jaffa has created a harmony of women
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of very different ages, religions and backgrounds who have developed, by singing together, close friendships and a degree of mutual understanding. The choirs experience has shown that co-existence, mutual respect and empathy, even in a country where these things are rare, are indeed possible.
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by Mimi Tanaman
Lorna reports on the exhibition of astounding quilts
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made by Ofra Burda Eidelman, and presented during the monthly ESRA branch meeting in Rishon LeZion. Each beautiful quilt tells its own story, sometimes of earlier generations, and even of Orna's own childhood.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
A glowing tribute by 3 closely associated colleagues
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to volunteer Cynthia Shapiro who has recently retired after a highly successful 13 year reign over the ESRA Secondhand Bookshop in Ra'anana.
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by Carol Novis
Carol Novis reviews a newly published, "highly successful"
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anthology of poems, Confessions and Impressions, by 89 year old, South African born Sonia Levy,
describing her work as "amusing, poignant and perceptive." The poems look back at the joys and hopes of life, and forward to "whatever lies ahead."
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by Helen Schary Motro
Esfir is Alive is the story of a 12 year-old girl,
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the only known survivor of a mass execution of Jews in east Poland's Brona Gora forest. The story grew from the testimony she gave to the Soviet State Commission of Inquiry in 1944.
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by Monte Silver
For decades it has been unclear whether a U.S. citizen
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or green card holder who resides in Israel and who sells stock for a gain is subject to U.S. capital gains tax. In May 2016, the U.S. tax court resolved the issue.
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by Lorna Toube
Lorna reports on the exhibition of astounding quilts
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made by Ofra Burda Eidelman,
and presented during the monthly ESRA branch meeting in Rishon LeZion. Each beautiful quilt tells its own story, sometimes of earlier generations, and even of Orna's own childhood.
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by Susan Levin
A warm and loving obituary to Jean Levin who even in
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her 100th year continued with a busy social and cultural life, keeping in touch with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on a daily basis with Skype and daily e-mails. "She has left a precious legacy, a positive influence on our lives".
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