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Shefer-Vanson is a freelance writer and translator based in Mevasseret Zion, outside of Jerusalem. She writes the "Herald in Zion" column for San Diego Jewish World. She may be reached at dorothea@shefer.com



 

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DOROTHEA SHEFER-VANSON

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2010
2010-01-05--Elena Bonner tells Norwegians about their double standard 
2009

2009-12-01—Music and history abound throughout Israel
2009-11-10—'Who is a Jew' controversy pops up in Britain again ... Read more
2009-11-05--Musicians paid moving tribute to Maestro Mendi Rodan . Read more

2009-10-15—Alabania might have been a refuge for pre-Israel Zionists ... by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevasseret Zion, Israel ... Read more
2009-09-09—Descendents of Chortkov have an Israeli reunion. Read more
2009-08-04—How Israelis are coping with the drought Read more
2009-07-09—Thoughts at 66 1/2 ... a poem of Israeli contentment by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevasseret Zion, Israel ... Read more
2009-07-05—Britain's sanctimonious, unofficial Israel boycott READ MORE
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2009-06-04—Garden is in Jerusalem, but it invokes feeling of Eden
2009-05-18
Why I'm very proud of my children's service in the IDF ... by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson in Mevasseret Zion, Israel
2009-04-28
—The untimely death of a B'nai B'rith Lodge in Jerusalem
2009-04-01
—Columnist finds own mentor in colleague's book review
2009-03-04—Some are intolerant of Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance
2009-02-05
—Holocaust tour strengthens Israeli girl's patriotism


2008
2008-12-25—An encyclopaedia of Kristallnacht atrocities
2008-11-10—A visit to Israel's President Shimon Peres
2008-10-05—Arab, Jewish children join in peace performance in Jerusalem
2008-09-07—Israelis trust IDF and the media more than they trust their politicians
2008-08-08
Inspiring 'Brundibar' at Theresienstadt remembrance at Givat Hayim-Ihud
2008-07-02—Only in Israel? A Tale of Four Chickens
2008-06-03—Israel, at 60, has many kvelling points
2008-05-20—From would-be English girl to Israeli

2008-05-05—Orphaned art looking for owners
2008-04-01—Britain's descent into anti-Semitism
2008-02-26—Turning a rubbish dump into parkland
2008-02-07—Israeli school ceremony celebrates pupils demonstrating their reading of Bible
2008-01-02—A glorious chorus brought in New Year

2007
2007-12-28— Elementary students demonstrate their new-found knowledge of the Torah
2007-12-27—A young man scouts way to girl's heart
2007-12-12—
Reactions mixed to Israel's rainy winters
2007-11-29
—A concert deep in Israel's Elah Valley
2007-11-15
The joy of wintering on Israel's Riviera
2007-11-14
The quieter voices at Israel's playground
2007-11-03—A trip into my unknown German past

OCTOBER 2007 AND BEFORE


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