Proof that there's no limit to what can be achieved
At the exhibition: Nina Zuck, head of ESRA Projects, Yonit Gurfinkel, director, and some of the project’s participants
The students at the community center of Hefzibah Netanya, together with their pupils, proved once again that the ESRA/Netanya Municipality project -''Students Build a Neighborhood – has completed another successful year.
Hung on the walls were the decorative posters and flags of Ethiopia, Syria, Kurdistan, Morocco, Spain and other communities, each showing geographical and historical details and the Jewish connection to the melting pot of Israel's immigrants.
Pride of place was the large decorated table laden with different foods of the communities, surrounding the local favorites, falafel, humus and pittot. Proof of the success of the exhibition was the appetizing dishes enjoyed by all.
Nina Zuck, head of ESRA community projects, welcomed the visitors and praised the students for their constant hard work during the year and particularly for this end-of-year exhibition.
Fun time ... lots to eat and drink at the end-of-year party
It was heartening that so many parents - and especially fathers - came to see their children's work as did the visitors from ESRA, whose enthusiastic comments made the students very happy.
The evening ended with a student-produced video showing students and pupils
participating in various activities throughout the year.
Students Build a Neighborhood continues to instill in the students and in their charges the possibility that there is no limit to what can be achieved with education and determination.
About the author
Alice (Aliza) Marks was born in Wynberg, Cape Town and attended the Wynberg Girls High School. From her early teens she was active in Bnei Akiva and then joined Habonim. On leaving school she worked as a secretary for the Cape Zionist Youth Executive and initiated a magazine called Lanoar which was intended specially for Jewish children living in small communities throughout South Africa. The office duplicated magazine was in great demand and by 1995 it started being a printed item and sent to anyone who requested it. There are quite a few ex-faithful readers living in Israel today. She fulfilled her youth movement education by coming on aliya in 1956. She and her late husband David were the first couple to settle on their Moshav Givat Shapira, 5 kms north of Netanya. They were always involved in the life of the moshav where their three children were born. Alice worked in the import department of Tempo Beer Industries in Netanya for many years. When she retired in 1995, she joined ESRA and immediately became an active participant in the Ethiopian Embroidery Project. She has spent many years introducing new items and helping with the project administration. She volunteers now in the Students Build a Neighborhood project in Hefzibah, Netanya and is always ready to lend a hand wherever necessary.
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