Nicole Broder, at The Blogs

Mar 27, 2014, 1:45 PM

Who needs Oz? Meet the wizards of Beersheva

"There's no place like home," says twelve year old Romi Treger, a sixth grade Hebrew speaker at the Eshkol Elementary School in Beersheva. She clicks the heels of her glittery Dorothy slippers three times, closes her eyes and tilts...

Apr 3, 2012, 8:03 AM

A Tale of Two Cities

Were the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv marathons just two weeks apart? Or rather, were they two whole worlds apart? Last year, I decided to forgo running 10K in the Jerusalem marathon, a decision which I later regretted once I heard how...

Mar 8, 2012, 8:13 AM

Purim in Beit Shemesh: An oasis of tolerance

Purim is undoubtedly the highlight of my year, although that’s only a recent thing. As a child, I never liked being dressed up either as Queen Esther, Queen Vashti or on one occasion, as one of Cinderella’s ugly sisters...

About Me

Nicole Broder is the Pedagogical Advisor for the Beersheva branch of the ITF (Israel Teaching Fellows) MASA program. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Bar Ilan University. Nicole also works as an English teacher in Beit Shemesh and as a teacher trainer in the Greater Jerusalem Area for the Ministry of Education.