Sybil Levin reminisces about the start of her career in Manchester, when removed from grammar school for economic prudency and sent to college to learn to type on a manual typewriter as compared to the hi-tech computer world of her work today.

A poignant and descriptive emotional poem recalling the magic world of Rosettenville Johannesburg through the eyes of the writer in his youth. A time of innocence lost.

Israel Pathways, a MASA program, offers a one year stay in Israel, working in community projects and studying about Israel in a bid to counteract the negative image created by world media.

This is a call to Americans living abroad to vote in 2012 with clear instructions on how to apply for an overseas ballot.

Meera Jacobson remembers her childhood in South Africa and how her life centered round the kitchen and Nelly. Nelly ran the kitchen and did the laundry and to this day Meera remembers the smell of the wonderful food that emanated from it.

A visit to the International Jewish book fair held in Johannesburg by a 15 year old youth and the interest and stimulation this cultural adventure afforded him.

Gershon Marinbach wrote this poignant story of a day shared with his father at his college classes as a tribute to his father. An immigrant to the United States from Russia, he enabled his son the opportunity of a formal education which he himself was deprived of.

Influenced by the story of British double agent George Blake, Hershell Goldman specialized in criminal justice research. His career included working for the British prison and police where computerized information databases were set up. This included fingerprint storage, image recognition, satellite tracking, vehicle speed trap development; automatic license plate readers and DNA fingerprinting.