PART VI:
  BOOK REVIEWS

Judith Bara:
Review of Ada Aharoni's book:
"NOT IN VAIN: AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE"

Relates the remarkable story of Sister Thea Wolf, a German Jewish Nurse who came to work in the Jewish hospital in Alexandria, Egypt before the outbreak of World War 2. This not only saved her life but also thrust her a leading role of helping Jewish refugees who came to or through Egypt in their attempt to escape the horrors of the Holocaust.

 

New Book on Women and Peace by Ada Aharoni:
WOMEN CREATING A WORLD BEYOND WAR

Depicts several important, moving and authentic aspects of women's struggle for peace, in articles, poems, stories, and letters. Among the various subjects covered is a description of a quarter of a century of peace activity by IFLAC The Bridge: Jewish and Arab/Palestinian Women for Peace in the Middle-East, including an important correspondence and cooperation with Mrs. Jehan El-Sadat, wife of the (late) President of Egypt, Anwar El-Sadat.

  * "New Horizon Woman" on the cover, has been specially designed for the book,
  by IFLAC artist Judith Zilberstein.

 

NEW WAVES GALIM 2000:
Peace Culture Anthology

The Jerusalem Post
This is a fascinating anthology, sensitive, informative and moving, covering a wide range of subjects pertaining to the culture of peace.

Book Description
This is a long awaited for "Peace Culture Anthology" in English and Hebrew (and some Arabic), which can be a delight for the general reader, as well as a source of knowledge, material, and literary treasure for teachers and students.

9659029004

 

  The books are availabe at amazon.com. See also list of Ada Aharoni's books.

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The following is taken from a Nepalese Mantra. It was sent to us by Michael Holmboe Meyer, the IFLAC Director in Norway and Scandinavia.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
   Respect for self
   Respect for others, and
   Responsibility for all your actions.
   
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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