15th March 2025
Purim/Harucon 2025: Ilay and Will
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WEEK'S NEWSPurim/Harucon 2025: Ilay and Will
Granddaughter Ilay Levy and her
friend
Will Mayzenberg stayed with us
this weekend preparing for the anime and manga extravagena at Binyanei
Ha'uma in Jerusamem tomorrow, the Harucon Convention. Conveniently the
Convention coincides with Purim so fancy dress served a double purpose.
They spent hours and hours on Friday and Saturday preparing their
costumes, makeup, hair and so on, resulting in the impressive
appearances.
- Our daughter-in-law
Mikhal, a
professor at Ben Gurion University, is
one of the authors of a paper published
in the Conservation Science and
Practice Journal titled "Judiciary Independence: Why should
conservation ecologists care?" We found it very timely and interesting.
Click here for an abstract
and a link to the paper.
- The joyous Festival of
Purim is
characterised by at least 3 things: Reading the Scroll of Esther,
dressing up in fancy dress and shalach
manot -the giving of a small gift basket. We were delighted to
receive a shalach manot gift from our
neighbours the Zafrans and in fancy dress too.
- Granddaughter Danielle Ron and her friend Lior are back after spending an enjoyable weekend in Cyprus at our apartment there. See Pictures
- Doreen and friend
Caroline Livneh visited the exhibition of portraits by our long time friend Maureen
Fain. Maureen is a widely
respected artist and Doreen and Caroline
were full of praise for the wonderful works on display. See picture.
- Daughter Vered Ron and Aviv spent a few days in Greece and are back in Israel. See picture.
- We were happy to hear that grandsons Itamar Levy and Maayan Segoli are playing tennis and seem to be following in former champion Granny Doreen's footsteps.
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8th March 2025
Granddaughters Danielle and Lior Ron 2011
Granddaughters Danielle and Lior Ron 2011
(This
is
another
picture taken from October 2010 to February 2012 when this site was not updated)
A lovely picture of the sisters taken in September 2011 by Dad Aviv.<>
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- Granddaughter Danielle Ron and her friend Lior are spendng a weekend in Cyprus at our apartment there. Dani is enjoying a break from her studying and exams.
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1st March 2025
Proud congratulations to daughter-in-law
Mikhal Segoli on the publication of the book she compiled and edited.
To get an idea of the depth of the subjects covered you should open the
publisher's page and from there view the
table of contents.
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- The Segolis sans granddaughter Lotem and the Rons sans granddaughter Danielle joined us for a Friday night dinner. Moran bought some flowers and Zoe showed her talent for arranging the flowers.
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22nd February 2025
Zoe skiing in Breuil Cervinia Italy
Son Moran Segoli and granddaughter Zoe had a wonderful time skiing in Italy.
Zoe skiing in Breuil Cervinia Italy
Son Moran Segoli and granddaughter Zoe had a wonderful time skiing in Italy.
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WEEK'S NEWS
- We returned earlier this week from an enjoyable visit to Cyprus with
Maureen Fain.
- We enjoyed a brunch with Sarah and Dudley Kessel at the home of Noga and Basil Porter. We have met the Kessels a few times at the Yom Haatzmaut gatherings at Carol and Terry Kessel but we were very happy to get to know them as a lovely and interesting couple.
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15th February 2025
Doreen and Maureen Fain in the snow in Troodos, Cyprus
Doreen and Maureen Fain in the snow in Troodos, Cyprus
Doreen and I are in Larnaca, Cyprus
with our guest Maureen Fain. Maureen is a long time friend from
Durban days. Doreen and
Maureen were at school together and we have much, including memories
and friends, in common. We see her regularly but it was extra special
spending 5 days together in Cyprus.
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WEEK'S NEWS
- Most of the wandering Levys
have returned from their travels: Grandchildren Itamar and Amit from skiing in Bulgaria, then in Copenhagen and Amsterdam; and
son-in-law Aviv Ron from
photographing at the Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela Festival in India.
- Now it's the turn of son Moran and granddaughter Zoe to travel. They are skiing in Italy.
- Daughter-in-law Mikhal Segoli is still in India for a
conference.
- Many thanks to grandchildren Itamar and Amit Levy for the KFC picture from Amsterdam. It joins the collection of all the KFCs seen by the family during their various travels.
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8th February 2025
November 2011 - the Levys off to school
November 2011 - the Levys off to school
(This
is
another
picture from October 2010 to February 2012 when this site was not updated)
The Eilati Levy Ilay, Amit and
Itamar on their way to school.
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
- Grandchildren Itamar and Amit Levy have finished their skiing trip to Bulgaria and are now visiting Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
- Daughter Vered Ron returned early today from her trip to Rwanda with a small group on a hiking and sightseeing vacation.
- Thank you Vered for an addition to my KFC collection.
- Son-in-law Aviv is in India with 400 million visitors taking photographs at the Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela Festival.
- Daughter-in-law Mikhal Segoli is also in India for a
conference.
- In a few days we fly to Cyprus and will be joined by Maureen
Fain, a long time friend from
Durban days.
- Bridget Burrows Mason (see Glasser
family tree) sent me some pictures
of her lovely children.
- We enjoyed a meal at the Rons with the Keyson family. Jose is the daughter of our late friends Hans and Lottie Reijzer and we keep up regular contact.
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1st February 2025
The headline of the Jerusalem Post article
The headline of the Jerusalem Post article
A long article on the
work of our daughter-in- law Michal appeared in this week's edition of
the
newspaper Jerusalem Post. We are all so very proud of you, Michal. The
full article can be accessed directly from the Jerusalem
Post or read in PDF
format here.
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
- Grandchildren Itamar and Amit Levy are in Bulgaria enjoying a skiing holiday.
- Daughter Vered Ron is in Rwanda with a small group on a hiking and sightseeing vacation.
- Tomorrow son-in-law Aviv flies to India to join the 400 million visitors at the Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela Festival.
- We are all overjoyed and thankful that some hostages have been released. We hope the cease fire will continue and lead to a permanent settlement.
- Son Moran celebrated his birthday with his family this week. He received a very special birthday present with the release of the Thai agricultural worker Sriaoun Watcharawith and 4 more Thais. He had been in contact with and helped Watchara's family. Moran was very active in helping the many displaced Thai agricultural workers following the October 7th atrocities and. liaised between the army and transfer services to facilitate their evacuation.
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25th January 2025
Pula Arena in Pula Croatia - August 2011
Pula Arena in Pula Croatia - August 2011
(This is
another
picture from October 2010 to February 2012 when this site was not updated)
I was a tournament director at the World Youth Bridge Congress in Opatija, Croatia in August 2011. Doreen and I spent about a week touring Croatia before the Congress started. One of the attractions we visited was the impressive Pula Arena, a Roman Amphitheatre in Pula on the southern tip of the Istrian Peninsula. The Arena is reminiscent of the better known and larger Rome Coliseum and still retains its complete circuit of walls.
Doreen and I loved Croatia and visited there a number of times. We saw and enjoyed a lot of Croatia - Zagreb, Opatija and Rijeka, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Plitivice National Park, Zadar and more by car, ship, yacht and plane. See an account of a previous trip to Croatia in July 2010.
I was a tournament director at the World Youth Bridge Congress in Opatija, Croatia in August 2011. Doreen and I spent about a week touring Croatia before the Congress started. One of the attractions we visited was the impressive Pula Arena, a Roman Amphitheatre in Pula on the southern tip of the Istrian Peninsula. The Arena is reminiscent of the better known and larger Rome Coliseum and still retains its complete circuit of walls.
Doreen and I loved Croatia and visited there a number of times. We saw and enjoyed a lot of Croatia - Zagreb, Opatija and Rijeka, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Plitivice National Park, Zadar and more by car, ship, yacht and plane. See an account of a previous trip to Croatia in July 2010.
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
In response to Doreen's vegan
cookbook Sue Burrows Glasser sent this definitely not vegan recipe for biltong written by her
father Stanley to his granddaughter Bridget. (see Glasser
family tree.).
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18th January 2025
Frankie
Klaff receiving Lifetime Achievement AwardCongratulations to Frankie Klaff (Goldberg family tree) on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from Playful EMDR. Playful EMDR is a community of EMDR therapists and play therapists working to give children the best possible treatment. EMDR is a psychotherapy method to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Frankie has long been considered by the EMDR International Association to be among the leaders in this field.
Since our youth days in Durban Frankie has been one of Doreen's closest friends. The friendship only deepened when she married my late cousin Vivian Klaff. She is now married to Dave Rothschild who is also a close friend from our Durban days.
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WEEK'S NEWS
At the end of our 60th Anniversary brunch
the grandchildren entertained us with some games they had prepared
based on popular Internet games. At the family dinner later in the
evening there were some more games. The data for the games included
information gathered from this site. We enjoyed and were very impressed
at
what
they had done.
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11th January 2025
Yesterday we
celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary at a catered brunch for family
and friends. The food was beautifully presented and delicious. More
importantly the atmosphere was festive and truly wonderful. Towards the
end of the party we distributed copies of Doreen's cookbook "Memories
for the Future".
Family and friends are very important to us, and it was heartwarming to see and feel so much love.. Our grandchildren were wonderful and enjoyed themselves - not only did they help but they also interacted with our guests. After the celebration they presented games they had made based on the family. More on this in next week's post.
Of course hundreds of pictures were taken by our son-in law Aviv Ron, our official photographer, and I have chosen just a few representing our family and friends.
Family and friends are very important to us, and it was heartwarming to see and feel so much love.. Our grandchildren were wonderful and enjoyed themselves - not only did they help but they also interacted with our guests. After the celebration they presented games they had made based on the family. More on this in next week's post.
Of course hundreds of pictures were taken by our son-in law Aviv Ron, our official photographer, and I have chosen just a few representing our family and friends.
THIS WEEK'S NEWS
- Thanks to cousin Sharon and Joe Leibowitz in Australia for sending a picture of their grandchildren.
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