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How people live in Europe and the Middle East
We have corrected most of the spelling mistakes but have not changed the style. We've added explanations where necessary about local Israeli/Jewish things. Please note: Hebrew is written from right to left - there are no vowels as such and the construction of the language compared to a Latin language causes lifelong confusion - not just with our pupils !
We have included only six letters at this stage - so as not to make this message too long - though there are about 50 pupils "waiting in the wings" who would like to correspond with their "IMAGINARY PEOPLE" from other places in Europe! (Holland, Switzerland, other Scandinavian countries, Italy, France, Germany, etc). Again, please see the Project details for more information. The list of Imaginary People is flexible - all ideas welcome - but in Europe - you of course can ask about "I.P's" in Israel or the Middle East!
Here are the letters:
Maya Smadga - Girl
Dear E-mail!
"Shalom"!.... My name is Maya, and I live in Kibbutz in Israel (east Israel) I study in 8 grade. If you want to know something about my school, the way I live in the kibbutz, just ask... I'm 13.5 years old, and I have 3 brothers and a sister. My mother is a math teacher and my father is a cheese maker, so (again....) if you would like to know something, just ask me.
Maya
Dear E Mail
I am Michal. I live in Chamadyia, a kibbutz in Israel. I love dancing and listening to dance music. I love my dog whose name is Soofha, which means a storm.
Hallo - my name is Lilah and I live in Israel in kibbutz Maoz Haim. I am 13 years old and I am in the 8th grade
Dear E mail
My name is Lital and I live in Israel. Its a small but a beautiful country. My age is 13 years old, and I am a girl. I live in a kibbutz which is a small group, something like a very small and intement (intimate) town. My hobbies are dancing, most of, I dance 6 times a week. over 10 hours. I learn clasy(Classical), Jazz, Modern & creative dance
Dear E-Mail
My name is Shani. I'm a girl. I live in kibbutz Neve-Ur. I love my kibbutz. I love dancing . My family went to England and France.
Dear E-Mail
My name is Yael Konra and I live in Israel, in kibbutz Kfar Roopin. I'm 13 years old in 8th grade. 4 months ago I had a Bat-Mitzvah (Confirmation Ceremony) and all the children from my class came to Kfar Roopin. We have then a show about our lives - it was great. We got a lot of presents and money - It was such fun. I'm learning in kibbutz Neve Eitan.
I have two parents - Uriel and Ofra, and 4 sisters and a brother. They are Ruti, Merav Yaron and Michal. Ruti and Merav are in the Army. Happy New Year (The Jewish New Year was at the beginning of September)
Yael Konra
Hi A.J if you are still there - and Trygve !! What's up? (We say this in Israel instead of Hi !) I enjoy to get your letter back, I heard that you (AJ) love to play soccer. I like to play basketball more than soccer But soccer - it's OK. Trygve- I hear that you live on a farm with cows and stuff - on our kibbutz we also have many cows. I'll tell you about that next time!
So, what do you like to do except hating school? I don't like school either - but I have no choice !
What kind of music do you like? I like Rock and Pop. I like George Michael, The "Spice Girls" "Pet Shop Boys" and many others.
I am pretty tall for my age. I have brown hair (and very long) and brown eyes. How do you look like? I would like to know more about you (both).I hope you will write soon
Bye Lital
Hello - my name is Yogev and I am 13 years old. I like sports a lot. I like football and basketball. I am a fan of Maccabi Haifa (an Israeli football team). I am also a fan of HaPoel Tel Aviv (a basketball team) . I love chocolate.... There is one thing I don't like - school.
Hello - my name is Moran. I am in eighth grade. I like to play football. I also like to watch sports programmes. I am crazy about sports. I am a fan of Maccabi Haifa. I study in Neve Eitan School
Hello - my name is Lior. I am 13 years old. I like sports. I like football very much. I play football every day ( Teacher - yes, she does !). I am a big fan of Maccabi Haifa. I also like playing on the drums very much.
I like to eat potatoes...... I have a dog. His name is Krambo.
Hello - my name is Aviad. I live in kibbutz Neve Ur. I am 13 years old. I have black hair and brown eyes. I have two older brothers. I love "Sprite" -( a soft drink like Pepsi or 7-Up). I have many hobbies. One of them is sports.
Hello - my name is Shimrit. I have a big family. I have 2 brothers (Itamar and Omri) and one sister (Adar). We live on a moshav (a small farming community). We have a nice family.
My name is Lior Shmuel. I am a pupil in Neve Eitan school. I am 13 years old. I live in Moshav Jardena. I like watching T.V. I am a fan of Maccabi Haifa. I also like going on hikes in the country.
Hello - my name is Oren. I am in the eighth grade. I like to play basketball and football. I like to watch sports programmes on TV. I am crazy about sports. I am a big fan of Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball team).
My father works in an office. I study in Neve Eitan school.
Dear Abbe, I was very exciting when I get your letter. I couldn't read it because of my exciting!
Our teacher has told us that only girls got a letter and that I am one of them. She told us to write about what I like and what I don't. So here it is!
I like my cat - she is called Tsila! She is black and white and she is very human - for example, when she wants to eat something she goes straight to the fridgidaire ar when she wants to go out she stand next to the door!
I like my friend Lital - she is also writing to someone from your class, I think; we are very good friends.
I like all my family (of course). My sister. Michal could some time go on line - I'd like that too.
But I don't like someone who is nice to me - it makes me nervous; so don't do it ! - (just kidding !!!)
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I hate school beacuse we have lots of tests but in some of the professions (subjects) I am very good (I like that too) - so you can see from my leeter to you I like most things.
Please tell me about yourself, your school and village - if you life living where you are - what do the people do in your village and what you want to do when you leave school - that's a lot! I'll try to do the same in my next letter.
I hope we will be good friends (and that I will like you too ..... !!!!!!!)
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Yours for always
Yael (Konra)
I was very cheerful when I got your letter so fast. I'm living at Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin as you .know. We are very close to the Kingdom of Jordan border, almost on the River Jordan. If you want to find me on the map, look in the North East part of Israel; look for the town of Beit Shean (Beisan?) - it is where King Saul and Johnathan were killed after the Israelites lost on Mount Gilboa to the Philistines (See the Bible in Samuel I, Verses 8-31) . Anyway, when you find the small town of Beit Shean you have to LOOK DOWN into our valley - we are more than 200 metres below Sea Level - almost as much as Sodom and Gemorrah.
We are good friends with our neighbours Jordan but sad to say we have many enemies - near to our kibbutz is the Bridge of Peace which crossed the river - only 2 years ago there was no way we could meet our neighbours, but we are still a long way from real peace.
A few facts about our kibbutz: (added by Peter)
Our grandfathers settled here in 1936 - most of them came from Germany and Austria, escaping from the Nazis. Later a group came from Czechoslovakia. We grow field crops such as cotton wheat, corn and tomatoes, we have an orchard with mangoes and grapefruit we have a freshwater fish farm - and we also grow tropical fish. Other things we have are a dairy, chickens and ready-made grass lawns! Our factories make plastic profiles and we have tourists who come to see the large number of birds migrating through our valley .
That should keep yopu busy
Write soon
Yula (Yael Konra)
I'm sorry that I didn't write for a long time, I hope that's all right! Say hello to A.J. for me and I hope that he could write to me sometimes. Don't be concerned from your English, because from what I read in your letter it was very good.
I heard that you have a farm. Which animal do you like the most? I like mostly cats, and I love to see horses, but I am afraid to ride on them. If you read my first letter to A.J. you could know that I am dancing (a lot!) But I'm considering to join the basketball team, what do you think?
Anyway, I cut my hair last week in about 15cm. (how dramatic !) But nobody seem to notice and I was very angry! Could you send me a picture of you? My address is Lital Gabbai, care of Peter Freedman, Kibbutz Neve Eitan, POB 10840, Israel I will try and send one of mine.
Bye
Lital
Neve Eitan Regional High School, Kibbutz Neve Eitan, ISRAEL
Hi ABBE,(in Norway)
I was very cheerful when I got your letter so fast. I'm living at Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin as you .know. We are very close to the Kingdom of Jordan border, almost on the River Jordan. If you want to find me on the map, look in the North East part of Israel; look for the town of Beit Shean (Beisan?) - it is where King Saul and Johnathan were killed after the Israelites lost on Mount Gilboa to the Philistines (See the Bible in Samuel I, Verses 8-31) . Anyway, when you find the small town of Beit Shean you have to LOOK DOWN into our valley - we are more than 200 metres below Sea Level - almost as much as Sodom and Gemorrah.
We are good friends with our neighbours Jordan but sad to say we have many enemies - near to our kibbutz is the Bridge of Peace which crossed the river - only 2 years ago there was no way we could meet our neighbours, but we are still a long way from real peace. Yael
Hello! My name is Ella Tuvia, and I'm a 13 years old girl and I live in Kibbutz Hamadia, israel. I guess you know that I'm working on a project about Europe as a part of my geographic lessons in school and I chose to do it about your country, Switzerland. I hope you'll help me with it and we'll get to be friends. In this letter, I won't ask you many questions about Switzerland, because I didn't get instuctions from my teacher yet. So look t this letter as a meeting letter.
As I said, I'm 13 years old - I have 3 sisters and parents and l live in a kibbutz. The kibbutz is a special way of living which is unique to Israel. There are many kibbutzim all over the country, they are all very small - between 100 and 1000 people usually. In the kibbutz everybody is supposed to share everything - well, not everything! It may sound bad, but it isn't. The kibbutz is a nice pastoralic place. I like to draw, to read and write and also I'm a soccer fan. I would like you to tell me about yourself.
I visited in Switzerland with my family in the last summer. I think it is an incredible, beautiful country. Everything is so green and looks like it's taken from a legends book. But - you already know this....
Again, I want you to know that I am very glad to correspond with you, and I hope you'll help me
Goodbye, Ella
How are you? I'm sorry my letter comes so late, but what can I do?
I had a boy friend, but I left him because I didn't want a long friendship with him. Anyway, his name is Sagi and he was very funny - but that's life..... !
If you can, I would like you to send me your picture. I love puppies - can you send pictures of your pets also?
Well, I hope you haven't fallen asleep, because of my letter. Next time I will write about "How we live....." , and ask questions about Karjaa, your village in Finland. This is part of our Geography project; maybe you can ask about our village and school, also.
So - bye, bye and I hope you will answer me very soon !!!!!!!
You can send pictures to Shimrit c/o Anya Benjamin, Beit Shean Regional High School, Kibbutz Neve Eitan, ISRAEL 10840
Shimrit
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