Susan de la Fuente

Susan de la Fuente was originally a Brit and has always been an English major and passionate about Israel. She graduated from the Hebrew University and then spent time in New York. She returned to Raanana in 1984, where she works as a writer, editor, translator and English tutor.

The Jordan Valley is in the Afro Syrian Rift and runs from Beit Shean to Jericho. Using biblical, geographical and historic references, this article talks about what has been achieved in the area despite agricultural problems.

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Forty Years of Jordan Valley Settlement
Category: Israel
Issue No. 149
 

Susan de la Fuente writes about an ESRA hike to the Ashdod area in Israel’s southern lowlands where the early spring flowers were in bloom. The area has many biblical connections, archeological sites and geographical features .The focus of the tiull was Tel Tsafit the ancient biblical Philistine city, where David overcame Goliath

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THE PAST BENEATH OUR FEET
Category: Israel
Issue No. 157
 

Kyote in southern Japan was an excellent center to view traditional aspects of the country; beautiful gardens, the royal palace, markets and temples were seen there. Shabbat was spent in the port city of Kobe where the small Jewish community welcomes tourists every weekend.

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Orient Impressions: Japan
Category: Travel
Issue No. 162
 
 
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