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Shikma Zaarur

Jun 6, 2016, 12:34 PM

Israel celebrated Jerusalem Day yesterday, commemorating the unification of the East and West parts of the city. I think it is mostly associated though with what is referred to in Israel and the Jewish world as the liberation of...

May 23, 2016, 9:27 PM

In the Name of the Mother, the Child, and the Ministry of Welfare

Daniela is one of the first people I met when I returned to Israel in November, 2015. Daniela was camped, outside the security gate of Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem, near my family. She was there days and nights,...

Apr 25, 2016, 10:02 PM

Jerusalem of Steel

A few days ago I felt an unexplainable urge to go to the old city and the Western Wall. I recently moved to Jerusalem and this was the first time in a long time I’d felt this way. I...

About Me

Shikma Zaarur, Ph.D., completed her academic training at MIT and Yale University in Earth sciences. She recently returned to Israel and resides in Jerusalem.