Barbara Solomon Brown

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Aug 2, 2015, 5:01 PM

Murderous actions — feeling angry at “them”? Guilty/ashamed? Don’t — Do something

Haredim killing gay people. National religious Jewish Zionists killing Arabs. Makes you angry at the Haredim? Makes you feel guilty and/or ashamed for being Israeli and/or Jewish? Stop it! But do something! We all should be angry at the guy...

Feb 11, 2015, 5:56 PM

Why we Need Bibi In Charge

I have heard lots of critiques regarding Israeli PM Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu and some I am also certain of, have merit. We live in a very imperfect world with very imperfect leaders. But so what? Do we throw away...

Jan 11, 2015, 12:17 PM

Why Israeli Zionist Voters Must Vote on March 17, 2015

Israeli Zionists who have voting rights had better remember why they live here, and what is their minimal obligation to the State of Israel. Israelis who call themselves Zionists do so because being a Zionist means that: a) They...

Jul 25, 2014, 9:56 AM

Loving and Supporting Our Soldiers, Our People – a Charedi Sister Speaks

The Following was written by a Woman Living in a Charedi Community in Israel. The Deaths of a close family member and the Three Boys who were Cruelly Taken from the People of Israel, and now, the Just War...

Mar 14, 2014, 10:12 AM

Beit Shemesh elections 2014: Round Two: Love of truth or pragmatic politics and forsaken beliefs and values?

(This was written Just a few hours Post Beit Shemesh Elections 2014) It is almost 6:00 a.m. here in Beit Shemesh, Israel. I am fairly certain that I am but one of the many Eli Cohen campaign activists still not...

Feb 13, 2014, 11:33 PM

Beit Shemesh elections: Israeli democracy or constructive conflict?

I write this blog with mixed emotions: hopefulness, and great trepidation. I am by nature, an optimist. A Child of Auschwitz survivors who moved to Israel with my family, to fulfil the Jewish Dream - the unfulfilled dream of...

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About Me

Barbara Solomon Brown is a Geriatric Social Worker,a Child of Holocaust Survivors, and is a Canadian who made Aliyah with her husband and family in 1996. She lives in her beloved Beit Shemesh. She continues to be a Social and Political Activist on things related to Israel and the Jewish People. She runs Aliyah121 specializing in the Elderly & Aliyah. Motto: Acts of Kindness Build the World.