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Articles
(1)
The Hills are Alive
Honouring this week the six million Jews murdered, the writer reflects on a visit to “Yad Vashem”
By David E. Kaplan

Rather than answering the question of “WHY”, a visit to Yad Vashem reveals more the “HOW”- and reminds and reinforces people to remember and pledge – “Never Again”.
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(2)
We Remember Them
By Rolene Marks

With time running out to hear personal stories from the survivors of the Shoah coupled with a rising tide of antisemitism, the writer reflects on this week’s Yom HaShoah weighing heavier, while at the same time reassured about the future because “We are protected in our beloved State of Israel”
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Tea in Tel Aviv
Israel’s tea pots are filling up as people again gather in crowds
By David E. kaplan

With so much of Israel’s population now vaccinated against Covid, people are venturing out to nature reserves, beaches and street cafes. With traffic and tumult returned to Tel Aviv, the writer looks at Israel’s DNA to understand how one month ago it was ‘tea for two’ and today can be ‘tea for eight’.
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