by Ben Novis
A Doctors story of how the Six day war influenced his
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life and later brought him and his family to Israel to live.
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by J. Leonard Romm
In 1969, as a 23-year-old American going to study in
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Jerusalem for a year, the writer was asked by sundry "family" to take electrical items, to Israel for various people. Later Israelis would ask him to bring blue jeans with the appropriate labels, from America. Nowadays, he is asked to bring chocolates and sweets with the appropriate "hechsher" from Israel to America.
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by Linda Glazer
Ishmael Khaldi’s invited an ESRA group to visit
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the small Bedouin village of Khawalid in the Lower Galilee, and experience Bedouin hospitality,
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by Barbara Abraham
Barbara skillfully describes the development of tourism
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in Eilat during the 1960s, and the Sinai, following the 1967 war. Development was spearheaded by Arkia,
originally Israel's inland airline, with the construction of a runway and other tourist
facilities. A fascinating thumbnail of the period.
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by Lydia Aisenberg
The Second Temple necropolis of Bet She’arim in the
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lower Galilee became a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2015 and is well worth visiting. It offers a view of the remnants of a former town of enormous importance in Jewish religious life for centuries following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the dispersion of the Jewish people.
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by Cynthia Barmor
ESRA Modiin members visited the Ramon Air Force base,
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not normally open to visitors, during which they were briefed by the Deputy Squadron Commander in the Situation Room and sat in the cockpit of an F-16 fighter jet – an unforgettable experience. They also visited Mitzpeh Ramon and the memorial to Ilan Ramon.
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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 Lydia Aisenberg
Many people gravitate to Zion Square in Jerusalem to
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share in the Havdalah (Separation) ceremony when Shabbat draws to a close. Organized spontaneously by caring citizens from a number of community-centered grass roots organizations, it includes singing, dancing and food – all in a warm atmosphere.
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by Stephen Kliner
Tour guide Stephen Kliner says that the site that inspires
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him most is Merhavia, the first communal Jewish agricultural settlement in the Jezreel Valley. Four of its pioneers came from Glasgow, Kliner’s own birthplace and he has researched their fascinating story.
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by Pnina Moed Kass
Pnina gives her own special humorous take on the phenomenon
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of the "waiting in line" that was part of her early experiences of living in Israel. With all the bother and frustration that accompanied this endless waiting, she bemoans the fact that today we no longer need to wait in line.
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by ESRA MAGAZINE
A lost town by the shores of Lake Kinneret is slowly
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revealing its important ‘secrets’ as archaeological excavations, which began seven years ago, continue. The town is Magdala, near Tiberias. An ESRA group visited the site where their guide was fellow ESRA member Mike Moss, who specializes in the archaeology and history of the town.
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by Ray Vicker
Many Americans volunteered to help out in Israel’s
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times of need. These moving vignettes include stories of American soldiers in Sinai seeking English language newspapers; a hitchhiking soldier who asks his driver to call his parents in Brooklyn; and an American auto salesman in Israel who organized the requisition of cars for the army;
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