Jubilee Edition No.50
NOV. 2006 – DEC. 2006

 

NEWSLETTER INDEX

 

  1. Jubilee Edition Greetings

  2. I Come From the Land DownUnder – A tribute to those who have featured in the past.

  3. 50 Editions – Looking back

  4. Jubilee Competition – Come be a part of it!

  5. What I Miss About Australia – David Wiseman revives his segment for our Jubilee Edition

  6. The History of Expressions and Some Interesting Facts

  7. Kangaroos

  8. Laughter is the Best Medicine – Ha    ha     ha!!!

  9. I Come From the Land DownUnder

  10. A Gastronomic Revelation

  11. Acclaimed Storm Boy Author Colin Thiele Dies

  12. The Bookworm's Book Review - Storm Boy

  13. Handy Hints - Household Hints to Make Your Life a Little Easier

  14. My Mother's Scrapbook – By Melbourne-born author Dvora Waysman

  15. They Come Recommended – Recommended services from shops, tradesmen, professionals, etc. in Israel. YOU recommend!

  16. Just Some of the Reasons to Love Israel

  17. Australians in Israel

  18. News from DownUnder

  19. So you think you know everything? – Contributed by Renee (nee Komasaroff) Maoz

  20. Bananas…We take them for granted – The facts

  21. History's Wooden Spoon – By Judd Weinberg

  22. The Wonderful World of Computers

  23. Buying a Slice of Israel in Australia – An Australia-Israel initiative

  24. UJIA Jerusalem Office Relocates

  25. Emails, Faxes and Letters to the Editor

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A huge mazal tov to Ido Leffler (Sydney) and Ronit Hazan (Melbourne) who announced their engagement at the end of November 2006.
Daniel Zmood (Melbourne) and Revital Vaknin who were engaged in August 2006 in Israel. Mazal Tov.
Yirmi (Simon) Caspi and Shifi Wolf of Melbourne were engaged in August 2006.
We extend our congratulations to Tali Caspi, Yirmi's brother, who resides in Israel.
Congratulations to Andrew Reed (Melbourne) on his marriage in Jerusalem.
Mazal Tov to Sarah Knopman (Sydney) on her engagement to Eli Onunu in July 2006.

If you know of anyone getting engaged or married, originally from Australia or New Zealand, please drop us a line, at israeloffice@zfa.com.au or roshushan@hotmail.com

 
Mazal Tov to Family Leibler abroad and in Israel. 
Andrea and Jeremy Leibler, son of Mark and Rosanna Leibler and grandson of Rachel Leibler, 
gave birth to their daughter Ella in Melbourne on the 31st of August 2006.
Jerusalem seems to feature in these birth announcements!
A warm congratulations to Daniel (Sydney) and Andrea Barr on the birth of Tehila Zehavit in 
Jerusalem on August 21st, 2006.
Congratulations to Sharon Offenberger (Melbourne) and Udi Elkayam on the birth of Laila Aura 
on the 23rd of August in Israel.
David Wiseman (Sydney) and Yoni Cantor gave birth to their daughter, Yakira Miriam, in 
Jerusalem on the 31st of August. David contributed the segment “What I Miss” in a number of the 
ZFA Newsletter editions, including this edition! 
We wish him and his wife mazal tov.
A double mazal tov to Rachelle (nee Goldberg, Melbourne) and Reuven Lavi who welcomed twin boys, 
Amichai Zvi and Eitan Avraham on the 31st of October 2006 in Jerusalem..
This editor and her husband, Yoni, gave birth to a daughter, Shenhav, in Jerusalem, 
on November the 2nd - sister to Timna.
Congratulations to Nafti Steg (Melbourne) and Lilach Chaviv who gave birth to a son in 
Tel Aviv on the 19th of November.


If you know of anyone from Australia/NZL, living in Israel, who has given birth, then drop us a line.

 

Our deepest and most sincere condolences to Ron Weiser (Past ZFA President) 
and his family on the passing of his father, 
Jack Weiser, in Sydney, in November 2006. May his memory be blessed.
weiserr@bigpond.com

If you know of someone from Australia/New Zealand to whom you want to wish
Mazal Tov
drop us a line at israeloffice@zfa.com.au  or by post to
ZFA, Kiryat Moriah, P.O. Box 92, Jerusalem 91 000

Articles and certain content of The ZFA Newsletter, The Finger on the Pulse, do not
necessarily reflect the views of the ZFA nor their staff.

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