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Shalom! I was born outside of Haifa, moved to Tel Aviv when I was twelve, and served in the Israeli Defense Force for two years. Now, I am a student at TAU. I hope I can show the world the humanity of my nation. We're not so different, after all.
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world; and whoever rescues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world. |
| In one of my classes today we were shown the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will. It is a movie about the Nazi convention in Nuremberg in the early years of Hitler's rule. I was repulsed at the thoughtless obediance to his authority not only on the part of the S.S. and S.A., but of the German citizens. It is not often, or ever, I see this from a different perspective than my own. An Israeli film was nominated for an American Academy Award! Whoo hoo! I am craving chocolate! |
| Today I woke up to find my morning class had been cancelled! But, then, I did not have the motivation to go to my other morning class, and then, soon, I did not want to go to my afternoon class, and now I am trying to be talking myself into going to my evening class. Oi vey. I would very much like a day off. I'm not hungry at all today. Nothing sounds good to be eating, but I have not even wanted to be eating. Blah. Regarding the boycott: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeky9I5T9c&feature=related |
| Soooo... Vodka and iced pomegranate juice?  Not that I recommend it to anyone, of course. Vodka and Red Bull from America is not so reaxing a mix  .I know, I know. Bad Noa. Is a night before school and I go out to have fun? Shame. But my morning class was cancelled the night before, so why should I not celebrate? I am only young once. And if I get blown up tomorrow, I would like to have a fun time today. So I am not feeling so guilty. L'chaim!And anyway I need to get away from Yoav and my roommate, who are all cuddling and whispering in our living room in the apartment. Yuck. Do you have anything to celebrate? |
| My Birthday! We celebrated . Was much fun! What is going on with SummerLyn Guthrie  , does anyone know? Her portfolio is deleted and so is her blog  . Is everything okay?Going to play some matkot and meet some friends. Relaxing day  .Shabbat shalom! |
| Busy week! The Jerusalem Post wrote a piece on Tel Aviv being only for Israel's wealthy. This is very funny to me, because I am a student with only summer jobs and a middle class family, and I am certainly not weathy! There are parts of the city that will cost much money to live there, and most stores in the city do charge much, but there are certainly people and places not so rich. Mossad is being accused of assasinating a Kassam member in Dhubai. Mossad? Assasination? No!  Also, my birthday is tomorrow! So tonight I am going out for this and celebrating being twenty three! This will be fun .I want good weather back soon. Not enough sunshine! Weekend plans? |
| I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again. - Elie Wiesel Sixty five years ago on this day, Auschwitz was liberated by allied troops. Though the liberation came too late for eleven million innocent people, the survival of those remaining is a testemant to the resilience of the human spirit. In the face of unthinkable cruelty, let us remember those who were given their freedom back after having been stripped of their dignity, happiness, and basic rights to life. Let us stand up for injustices so that we may overcome the shadows of humanity. Let us remember mercy, forgiveness, and kindness. Let us work together to end hatred, bigotry, and discrimination. Let us fight for our rights to exist as human beings, so that we can say with absolute confidence that was happened six decades ago will never happen again. Almighty God, remember the six million people that were gassed, killed, drowned, burned alive, tortured, beaten or frozen to death. For the sake of one man, a whole nation was crucified, while the world looked on in silence. In our hearts, their sacred memory will last forever and ever. Amen. Baruch dayan emet. Am Yisrael chai. Yasher koach. |
| Today, there was pork in my soup! Bacon. Sightings of this are rare in Israel, where neither Muslims nor Jews can consume swine. It was a moment of shock as I uncovered a horrible surprise. In the kitchen, I imagined a twisted Nazi laughing like a mad man as he droped bits of bacon into the soups of unsuspecing customers... I did not consume much! Was not so horrible. G-d, I hope I may be forgiven! I am thirsty ever since, though. I can count how many times I have eaten pork: three. All accidentally, except once when I was curious what it tastes like. See? I am a good Jew! I am writing an essay for Z.˚rz about American football! Any tips? Your thoughts on this sport? |
| May G-d be with the family of my friend, Keren, who unfortunately decided to end her life this morning. Is a shame. Baruch dayan emet. Good news! Germany is completely behind us . Even more than America these days, which is very nice! They have agreed to limit signficantly any economic contact with Iran, and have taken a leading role in speaking strongly out against the Iranian nuclear situation. Being (economically-speaking, of course) the most powerful country in the European Union, Germany has more influence than most countries realize. Which makes the situation with Turkey all the more interesting, I think.What a horribly ugly day . Cold, windy, rainy. No sunshine. Yoav and my roommate are now boyfriend and girlfriend. So this is going to be wonderfully horrible and awkward. How is the weather where you are? |
| Currently in Haifa volunteering for a charity that helps children with reading disabilities feel more comfortable and confident reading. So I am paired with this adorable eight-year-old boy, Ira, and he and I are going through books and subtitles and all sorts of graphs and charts. Is all up to him, and it is much fun reading along with him. Despite having such difficulties reading, Ira is almost fluent in English! He is only eight! It is amazing to me. When I was eight, we had just started learning some English and I was very not so good at it . Ira cannot read or write English, but I think that his accent is very good (better, even, then mine) and he can talk and talk about more than basics. I asked him if he had Americans in his family, and he said no, but his parents are both fluent in English. So he has learned through listening.I like very much working with children like this, because it makes me feel like I have helped and I have learned something, too. Is a good thing, I think. I think Israel will adopt some Haitian orphans so that they may be adopted here in Israel. Adoption is popular here, so I hope that this is true and that these children can grow up in a happy and stable home. But, also, I cannot help but wonder if this is better. If a Haitian child is brought to Israel and raised in an Israeli family, he or she will have to serve in the military, and will be part of this conflict. Me, my friends, my family...we are part of the conflict by blood, by ancestry, by our identities. But a child brought from another land to have to be thrown into a side of this war, is this fair? Shalom, everyone . |
| This is a video about the OneVoice Movement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNihPaRloAU Sometimes I am not so confident about our right as Israelis to this land. Though it is my home, and though I see evidence of the good we have done, one cannot so easily ignore the harm our presence has caused. We are not at all alone to be blamed, but is not so simple to say we are good, or we are bad. Everyone is capable of kindness and cruelty, and extremism follows the footsteps of the insecure. Perhaps it is only be re-examing our intentions and the intentions of those we fight that we can begin to understands the implications of our military and social existance in this land. Peace cannot be made through war, nor cannot it be made through politics or economic sanctions or celebrated handshakes. It must be made through cooperation and compromise. There comes a time when it is not enough to be defensive, or when a people tire of their need to sleep with one eye open. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLWxKhK0IVE |
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