by Harry D. Wall
The author is a prominent writer of Jewish travelogues
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and here he introduces the
Jodenbuurt,and the new Jewish museum of Amsterdam with enlightening information and pictures.
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by Marion Lupu
Marion tells an amusing tale of her Savta Sarah's early
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days in Israel teaching pre-Technion students English. At the same time a film with Sofia Loren was being filmed in Haifa. Read on to find out how Savta's feet 'starred' in the movie!
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by Claire Rabin
In this edition Claire addresses the very real problem
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of a newcomer to Israel who even after 5 years has periods of depression and regret , missing family particularly at times of chagim and family gatherings.
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by Mike Porter
Can a 3-day holiday with dogs and cats be enjoyable?
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Mike and Ruti Porter go to their son's kibbutz in the north and find out for themselves that it can be – but the ending of the story is rather sad.
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by Leon Moss
Leon describes the friendly polyglot nature of the
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retirement home where he lives.
The many languages around him are spoken by olim from many countries and their caregivers from an even wider range of countries. Learning simple greetings in the other's language always makes for a congenial start to the day.
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by Lynette Karp
The dream to create a beautiful garden in limited space
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by well known raconteur and retired acting judge Henry Shakenofsky has come to successful fruition in his magnificent garden tucked into the available space at his home in Ramat Hasharon..
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by Claire Rabin
A grandmother complains about the many and exhausting
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problems facing new Israelis in planning, and having, visits from their extended families overseas. Psychologist Claire gives some useful advice
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by Maia Aron
Maia explains the surprising link between her favorite
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Rosh Hashana prayer, Adam
and Eve, and Star Trek!
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A compass was dropped in a forest over 70 years ago
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by pre-state heroine Haviva Reik while in Slovakia for the British army in 1944. Somehow the compass reached Israel from the forest and was recently discovered among the belongings of the late Moshe Gross of Kibbutz Ma'anit. Here is the story …
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by Maia Aron
How do you wash a floor in Israel? To new olah Maia
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Aron, that was a mystery which took her some time to solve.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
A memorial grove at Sonoma State University honors
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victims of the Holocaust. It features a sculpture of railway tracks, which converge at a glass tower and eternal light, and a horse chestnut tree, grown from a sapling next to the Anne Frank home in Amsterdam.
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