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Gili Cohen wins Bronze in Abu Dhabi
With her bronze-medal performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam on October 26, Gili Cohen, from Ra’anana, notched up yet another achievement on the international judo stage. Cohen defeated Joana Ramos of Portugal to claim third place last month in the U52kg category at the prestigious event, which grabbed headlines even before it began after the local organizers refused […]
Esther’s Story: From the Heart of Africa to Israel
Just before Rosh Hashanah last year I returned from East Africa having spent almost two weeks with a team of medical personal and climbers from Israel’s “Save a Child’s Heart”(SACH) young leadership team (www.saveachildsheart.org). I was honoured to witness first-hand the ability of Israel to affect the world for good. The challenge of Tikkun Olam is our […]
Dennis Senator- Lipman receives a medal from the State of Israel
On the fourth night of Chanukah, in the company of representatives of his children, grandchildren, and grandchildren, my father, Dennis Senator- Lipman, received a medal on behalf of the State of Israel awarded to, and in recognition of the 1,500,000 Jewish soldiers who fought against Nazi Germany in the World War 2. Dennis, my dad, […]
Goodbye Kruger National Park
by Yishai Silber “Goodbye, KNP. You will always be my first true love” We were first introduced when I was but a young child – not yet old enough to appreciate all your intricacies, but just young enough to be utterly enchanted by your mysteriousness. Over the years, we have had our share of moments. […]
“The Journey Starts”
by Egonne Roth A few years ago I approached Telfed looking for any possible information about the South African Jewish poet Olga Kirsch, who made aliya in 1948. They kindly placed an advertisement in this magazine asking readers who could help to contact me. A few did and from them I learnt a number of interesting facts […]
Making our country proud
Gili and Gadi Haimovitz (middle sons of Ron and Stephanie, grandchildren of Freda and Gabi Haimovitz, Bella and Micky (z”l) Alswang) returned from Moldova where they won the silver and bronze medal in the Moldova Open Taekwondo 2017. This victory gave them both tickets to compete in the Senior World Taekwondo Championships which will be taking place at the […]
My first week of work
By Leon Moss I began work on the 1st of May 1978. After 5 months in the mercaz klita I was bored and ready to work and confident that the Hebrew I had learned was enough to get me through any situation. I found a job at a small engineering company in Jerusalem that had just […]
V’techezena eineinu: Reflections from the heart of an Olah Chadasha
Every Friday evening, as the sound of the Shabbat siren fades away and the sun begins to set in a glorious display of purples and golds behind the Judean Hills just beyond my mirpeset, I have the privilege of attending a Kabbalat Shabbat service that feels to me like a tiny slice of Olam Habah. In a simple, unadorned […]
March 2019 (Pesach Edition)
As Telfed’s 70th anniversary draws to an end, we look to the future. In this edition, you can read about our innovative Southern African olim who are making momentous contributions from medical marijuana to Israel’s first lunar landing. Learn about Telfed’s solidarity tiyul where our olim visited their contemporaries in the Gaza envelope communities, how […]