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It felt as if all global news was suddenly suspended as the news out of Balmoral Castle, Scotland broke. It made little difference that at 96 her passing could hardly be unexpected. It was! Over the seven decades of her reign, the world changed, leaders came and went, but Queen Elizabeth II – resolute and radiant – constantly inspired and uplifted the spirit of her people.
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HONOURING ELI
Soldiering on, the indomitable spirit of Eli Kay- murdered by a terrorist in Jerusalem in 2021- is today back at his base
By David E. Kaplan
Murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem’s Old City in November 2021 has not stopped Eli Kay serving his country and his comrades in uniform. His positively infectious spirit that characterised his life now characterises the clubhouse on his former army base that has poignantly been named after him. The writer attended the ceremony and reports on the moving event.
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HERZL
Musings and thoughts from the 125th anniversary of the World Zionist Organisation and Congress recently held in Basel, Switzerland
By Rolene Marks
125 years after the first 208 delegates gathered in 1897 in Basel to discuss a vision for the establishment of a Jewish state, the writer joins 1400 fellow-inspired Zionists from across the world to celebrate the fulfillment of that vision. Share the writers moving observations and illuminating insights in the city that transformed a dream into a reality.
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107 Years Late for Dinner
How I uncovered my Grandmother’s lost Identity
By Grant Gochin
Adopted, Bertha Lee Arenson’s final word’s on her deathbed to the writer, her grandson, were: “I wish I knew my real name,” and “who my family was.” So began a quest of research and search in Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia that finally turned up not only the happy revelation of identity but the tragic truth of human barbarity.
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