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Jun 26, 2024, 2:44 PM

Finding the ideal Jew

The perfect wife will… Be Jewish Be 170 - 175cm tall Have long, dark, curly hair Be good looking Be between 25 and 35 years old Have a good career Have a stable family Want to get married Want...

Oct 29, 2023, 8:05 AM

As an Australian and an Israeli

Over the last two weeks, I am shocked and disappointed to see the level of support given to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Australia. After the most heinous massacre on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, these demonstrators did not wait...

Aug 26, 2017, 3:08 PM

The Garden of Eden

Recently I returned home to Australia to visit family and friends. I left Israel on a high after having several successes of my own in establishing myself in a new country – a social network, overcoming language barriers, understanding...

May 1, 2017, 7:53 PM

Getting used to a place

A good friend said to me that the hardest thing I would find about Aliyah is how to be yourself in Israel. How to hold on to who you were in your country of origin and find the “Israeli”...

Mar 8, 2017, 4:47 PM

Aliyah – Part 2

It’s almost a week after my 34th birthday here in Beér Sheva. I have an apartment. I have a bed. I have friends. I have family. I have the start of a life here - I have the start of a dream. The day I...

Jan 14, 2017, 9:31 PM

Aliyah – Part One

It’s been over two months since I wrote; simple answer – settling in to Israel has required some adjusting! Let’s back track. There I was in Australia, the start of summer, waiting patiently for my Aliyah paperwork to go through...

Nov 20, 2016, 12:35 AM

Chasing the Ideal Jew

“You want to make Aliyah to Beér Sheva? From Australia??? You’re crazy! Behatzlacha!” This was a common theme as I travelled through Israel last summer volunteering on a Kibbutz, practising my broken Hebrew and sharing my dream of moving...

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About Me

Hava Mendelle is a Political Science Graduate from the University of Queensland, Australia, and has an interest in politics and identity. Her schooling and work have spanned four different continents and multiple cities from London to Tel Aviv, from New York to Sydney and she has experienced multiple Jewish communities.