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by Helene Magid Halle
Lots of lovely anecdotes from a long time assistant
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at this popular shop. Helene
recalls the humble beginnings to the present premises, and the enjoyment of helping customers to choose bargains, even though, here and there, light fingers made off with even greater bargains! Regulars and 'drop-in' clients enjoy bargain prices.
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by Terry Morris
The ESRA Recipe Calendar 2014-15 was very well received
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and all extra copies were quickly sold out. Planning has already started for the 2015-16 Recipe Calendar
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by Honey Stollman
Nineteen members of the ESRA Givatayim/Ramat Gan chapter
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gathered to enjoy breakfast together. They also met new friends and neighbors and raised a few shekels for ESRA
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by Terry Morris
ESRA is embarking on an ambitious new plan to extend
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our name to communities overseas. The venture is named ‘ESRA Ambassadors’.
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by Terry Morris
During September the latest ‘Students Build a Community’
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project was launched by ESRA and the Netanya Municipality in the neighborhood of Sela. This is an exciting addition to the sister projects in Hefzibah which has been running for eight years, and Kiryat Nordau which is in its fifth year.
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Modiin’s popular Let’s Talk program matches
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English and Hebrew speakers wishing to improve their spoken ability. This June they recruited two teenage immigrants who, together with a veteran tutor helped prepare high school students who were to be part of an official delegation to the US.
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by Henry Ben Ezra
The Right Track centers have been running since 1998,
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and have enriched the lives of thousands of disadvantaged youth.The majority of the children at the two Netanya centers are of Ethiopian descent, with others from Russia and North Africa. Students coach them in various subjects and ESRA supplies professional teachers,
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by Brenda Katten
Brenda reflects on the difficult time we have all had
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during the weeks of Operation Protective Edge, and the terrible toll it has taken on the lives of the young soldiers who died so that we could go on living safely. She also reports on ESRA's highly successful campaign to collect donations that were used to provide aide for the soldiers and residents of the south.
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by Moshe Kwart
Moshe Kwart has organized bags of support for the people
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of the south, suffering from the barrage of rockets that hit them during Operation Protective Edge. He describes the truckloads of toys, games, food and equipment that are part of the the tremendous outpouring of generosity and unity shown by the very kind people at ESRA.
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by Yonit Gurfinkel
A request for awnings for the soldiers for protection
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from the severe heat was received in the ESRA office during Operation Protective Edge, and a delivery was made to Battalion 405 of coffee kits and shade nets.
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by Nina Zuck
A heart-warming description of a thrilling evening
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for ESRA’s Center for Young Adults with Disabilities. Shiri Maimon, the singer and star, accepted an invitation to come and sing with one of the members of the group. Her warm personality and the young members excitement and pleasure made the evening a huge success.
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by Shani Dimant
A project that started in a kindergarten in Raanana
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spread to many other cities. Children sent their drawings and blessings to the soldiers fighting in Gaza, together with treats and useful items to make the soldiers' lives easier.
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by Brian Fink
Four years ago Brian Fink and Natalie Wood left grey,
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dank Manchester and settled in Karmiel, in the Lower Galilee. They did some pre-aliyah reading on-line about ESRA "which appeared to be what we were looking for". One thing led to another, and now ESRA Karmiel goes from strength to strength. "If you .. live in the Karmiel area .. and have some free time, why not offer your services? You won't regret it," he sums up.
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by Cynthia Barmor
A good time was had by all at ESRA Modiin’s annual
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end-of-the-year event – a beach party held at Palmachim beach on June 19.
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by Lola Katz
At the end of June, the Haifa branch of ESRA’s English
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Tutoring Program (ETP), organized an end of year meeting of volunteers with two representatives from the Ministry of Education’s English Inspectorate. Volunteers gave warm reports of their experiences teaching in the Haifa junior and middle schools and certificates of appreciation were presented to the volunteer tutors.
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