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by Pamela Peled
In 2008 Nadav Levi was recruited to introduce Boccia
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- a wheelchair bowling game for paraplegics to Israel .Levi himself has progressed to championship level and there are over 100 participants in the game in Israel today. The road ahead is beckoning our athletes to future honors.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Somewhat to the surprise of many people, Pnina Moed
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Kass loves football, in spite of being a woman and a senior citizen. She sees drama, physical beauty and a burning desire to win in the sport, which entrances her.
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by Jay Wall
Naomi was born in Berlin in 1922 but with the rise
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to power of the Nazis, the family came to Palestine. In those days she would go skiing in Lebanon. After the 1967 war, when Israel took the Golan Height, Naomi, married and living in America, "dropped everything to come to Israel", and became the first director of the ski resort.
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by Alan Liferow
Alan Liferow humorously shares the saga of his participation
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in the Rishon Lezion Sprint Triathlon and his training regime in preparation for the great event.
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by Dudley Kessel
ESRA's annual golf competition was held at the Gaash
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Golf Club on Wednesday September 2. Eddy Hoffman and Shlomo Kessel won the tournament and a good time was had by all!
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by Anantha Krishnan
In Gujarat, India, the annual Uttarayan festival is
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celebrated by a colourful international kite festival. During this breathtaking spectacle, the skies are filled with thousands of kites, some of which are fighter kites and at night, illuminated lanterns and fireworks add to the festival atmosphere.
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by Lola Katz
Then and now – from humble beginnings when bowlers
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were native English speakers to 35 years later with 8 clubs nation wide with Hebrew speakers just as prevalent as the Anglos. Israel will this year proudly host the 10th Championship.
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by Flori Cohen
Now, more than ever, self-defense is something we all
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should be aware of and
this short-form course highlighted its importance. Jill, who has over 25 years of
experience, also provided demonstrations. To add to the enjoyment, ESRA Modiin’s tasty brunch was savored by all.
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by Charles Libicki
It was the largest running event in Israel's history
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– the Tel Aviv 10 km night run in October 2014, but Charles Libicki almost didn't make it. In the end he converged onto Rabin Square with about 25,000 other runners and his wife, Penny, met him at the finish line.
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by Dudley Kessel
For more than a decade, ESRA’s annual golf tournament
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has been held at the Gaash Golf Club. Unfortunately, this year the absence of Linda Isaacs, who passed away recently, was sorely felt. Linda had been one of the main organizers of the ESRA golf day. In her honor the tournament was named in her memory.
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by Pamela Peled
The brainchild of South African Hillel Bloomberg, squashbond
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helps bonding between Arab and Jewish youth through playing squash together. It improves language skills as the kids call the shots, and has been found to help the kids' concentration. "There are 80 courts in Israel" says Nicky Capelouto, chairman of Squashbond. "Now it's our dream to build a court in Tira."
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by Dov Silverman
There are thousands of blind and visually impaired
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children in Israel lacking sporting and social activities. Dov explains the goal of "Ein Dvarim Ka’eleh" is to provide these blind children with a new sporting and social interest, previously unimaginable to them.
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by Henry Gild
Despite the worst weather that Israel has had in may
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years, the 3 day hike from The Big Crater down to Eilat was greatly enjoyed by Henry Gild. Camping out for 2 nights and walking 18-20 kilometers a day the hike took them along cliffs, up and down rock faces that sometimes included using ropes, and trekking along very uneven surfaces with wonderful vistas on the way.
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by Carol Novis
TIKVOT is an amuta (NPO) that helps victims of terror
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through the medium of sport. Founded by Mervin (Rocky) Muravitz, an immigrant from Durban, and three of his friends, the organization is run by volunteers. They organize and pay for victims of all ages to participate in the sport of their choosing. Swimming and horse riding are well known therapeutic sports but they have also funded snowboarding, kite surfing, skiing and special biking as well as other activities.
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