Akuna Matata: Maasai Mara Park
The next morning we raced in a veteran safari Land Cruiser to Maasai Mara Park – a state reserve located 390 kilometers from Nairobi. Baboons and red gazelles occasionally crossed the road; we lunged…
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A Mental Hospital, Israeli-Style
A doctor I know once told me that emigration-repatriation can be compared to a stroke in terms of its emotional impact on a person. Israel has a powerful system of social support for people in…
Immigration
Israeli Girl
Israeli girl... For the first time, the rough keys of my computer touch such a delicate subject... There is no need to fly like a mad eagle under the clouds or prowl like a gray wolf in the forest…
Immigration
There Is Life in Israel After All
Maryan Belenky – writer, translator, journalist, stand-up comedian. Born in Kyiv in 1950; has lived in Israel since 1991. Creator of the character 'Aunt Sonya' for Klara Novikova. Sketches and…
Immigration
How We Live Here Awaiting Terrorist Attacks
War is raging in the territories. Every hour, passengers on buses anxiously listen to the news. Drivers turn up the radio volume during news broadcasts. The faces of passengers are anxious – almost…
Immigration
How to Get Disability Status in Israel
By following simple rules, any Israeli citizen can secure a lifelong subsistence minimum without the need to work. Since disabled people are currently intensively striking, it should be expected that…
Immigration
The Art of Survival in Israel
Israel is a country where East and West meet. The mentality of an Israeli differs significantly from that of a European. Therefore, a person's behavior strategy in Israel should be quite different…
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Selected Passages from Correspondence with Institutions
It all started in a past life when I wrote a letter to dear comrade Kim Il-sung, congratulating him on his birthday. In response, I received by mail a wonderful picture, in which every stitch was…
Immigration
Jerusalem Life and Other Troubles
I owe my refined style to garbage bins. I look very elegant – I dress in the best trash cans of the city. In all my years living in Israel, I have never bought a single item of clothing. The quality…
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To See and Tell
"Why Africa?" – three guys asked in February from the height of Kyiv billboards to chilled pedestrians and hurried motorists. "Why, why..." – muttered Kyivites, rushing to work, to the store, home…
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Step Five: The Red Flower
"I know what to do!" cried Bagheera, jumping up. "Go quickly down to the valley, to the huts of men, and get the Red Flower from them. Then you will have an ally stronger than me or Baloo, or those…
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«Caution! Don't Crush the Fish!»
Everyone had been waiting for this step for a long time and with impatience. Rumors that the team was going to do underwater driving in a production jeep had been persistently circulating in…