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Articles
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SIX DAYS IN JUNE
If it took the Almighty six days to create the world; 55 years ago it took the almighty IDF six days to perform another miracle
By David E. Kaplan
When the call came to the Jewish world, the Jewish world responded. Young Jews from all over the world, mostly students, downed books to put their collective futures on hold, to focus on the singular future of a young Jewish state facing annihilation. The thoughts, anxieties and later relief and joy of the very people that lived through it are revealed in these recollections.
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A MAZEL TOV FIT FOR A QUEEN
Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
By Rolene Marks
“I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service …” said Princess Elizabeth on her 21st birthday in 1947 on tour in South Africa. She has “more then delivered on her vow” asserts the writer who reveals how this royal family – despite England’s notorious history of official maltreatment of its Jews – has forged and strengthened personal relations with its Jewish community and with the State of Israel.
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GOOD vs EVIL
A drama playing out on the plains of Eastern Europe presented in penetrating poetry
By Charlotte Cohen
Venturing into the more intimate battle of wits and values between two adversaries – Zelensky and Putin – award-winning South African short story writer, essayist and poet, Charlotte Cohen peels off the the layers of the players to reveal their true character.
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