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EditorialWere now online! Marion Janner, Director& Editorof Star Wards, has very kindly agreed to attachShemesh to their Quarterly newsletter. (Go to theirwebsite at www.starwards.org.uk to see us online)

Star Wards is a project which works with Mental HealthTrusts to enhance acute Mental Health inpatients dailyexperiences and treatment outcomes by promoting 75

ideas for service improvements, and so far over 300 wards have joinedthe project. Its given everyone at Shemesh HQ a real buzz knowingthat well have such a wide readership from now on, cheers Marion!

On the Grapevine

A warm Kadimah welcome is extendedto key-worker Anna Bloch,who took upthe position of key-worker in January.Shes been impressing us with hercommand of the French language, which isespecially nice for our 3 French speakingmembers, Jocelyne, Evelyn (pictured withAnna) and Myriam, nest ce pas?! Great to

have Noemi and David J. Cohen back with us again, weve missed youboth.

Shalom and hi! to new member Michael Pildus and David Clivewho have joined us of late, your timing is perfect as we have anexciting array of new activities over the next few months , such as TaiChi, Yoga, Aromatherapy and a host of other complimentary therapies,provided by Shoreditch Spa.

The seminar for wellbeing on March 17th at Valentine Mansions inIlford was a tremendous success with nigh on 70 people attending themany holistic therapies on offer as well as Kadimahs Marion Janner andMartin B. Cohens Mental Health Educator Dani Hopwood, who gave twovery informative an entertaining talks. Many thanks to Mark Willis,Catherine McNicholas and all the staff at Mitkadem for hosting such anenjoyable day. And finally, everyone on the editorial team wishes all ourreaders a happy and peaceful Pesach.

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Dave Filabon Editor/Tea-boy Suzy Cohen Advertising/Sponsorship

Ann Howard Assistant Editor John Woodger Cartoonist

Nimrod Allon Consultant Deryck Stewart Pop Music Archivist

Peter Fischman Photographer Ralph Savoy Cartoonist

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Typing Pool

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Cartoonist

Stephen Bennett Proof Reader Ian Ephraim Magazine Layout

Anna Bloch IT Support David Cohen Quiz Compilation

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4 - Von Strudel

6 - Face to Face

8 - Through the Seasons

9 - Movie Quiz

10 - Londons Jewry

12 - When Low Remember

14 - Lack of Sweets

15 - Three Wishes

16 - Oceans 11

18 - A First Class Experience

20 - Spread the Word

21 - Frozen in Time

22 - The Drifter

23 - Kadimah Snapshots

24 - Derycks Pop Files

26 - A Cracked Pot

27 - Recipe - Annas Healthy Options

28 - Global Puzzler

29 - Postbag

30 - Adverts31 The Rio Matinee

32 - The Lighter Side

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Pompeii VillasDear Baroness,

I must be the unluckiest person alive; I stayed in an 4-

star hotel in Abu Dhabi last weekit was full of petrol. Then I went

skiing in tie-rack and fell down an 80ft cravat. The travel agent told

me that it was definitely a once-in-a-lifetime holiday, I tell you

what, never again! And to cap it all off my memory is failing, last

week I met the guy who invented the crossword-puzzle but for the life

of me I cant remember his name, I think it began with P something, A

something?......... How can I reverse my ill fortune?

Yours fatefully

Mark Anthony

Dear Mark,

First things first, dont fall for any Egyptian Drama-Queens, itll end badly. The next thing youshould do is to tie a black cat to your shoelace and hence it will cross your path constantly. Then paint the

image of a magpie onto the lenses of your spectacles and this will bring you joy. If these remedies fail towork buy the complete (10 year) DVD box-set of Friends for your wife and you will feel like the luckiest

man alive as you wont hear a squeak out of her for many a blissful hour!

Good Luck!

Von Rabbits Foot

Temple of Doom

Dear Special One,

Im an explorer, and recently whilst hacking throughthe Amazon jungle I came upon the most gruesome sight, the corpses of

a Pygmy and Anaconda snake were locked in a fateful embrace. A

poison dart had seen off the reptile but tragically the native had been

crushed to death by the slippery creature. Do you think the Natural

History Museum would exhibit them if I have them stuffed and mounted

in a display case?

Yours Heroically

Dr. Indiana Jones

Dear Indy,

Dont bother with all that, youre sitting on a mountain ofsupplies for your next expedition.100snake & pygmy pies!

Cleverly Yours

Von Botanist

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Frankfurter-unter-Heinz

Dear Excellency,

My son has recently moved into a new schloss and I

despair because theres not a stick of furniture in the whole place, onlyhis beloved piano-stool to which hes permanently glued. How can I

persuade him to buy some possessions?

Yours Tidily

Frau Beethoven

Dear Madame,

Please just let your son continue to work, hes obviously composing his unfurnished

symphony!

Classically Yours

Von Violin

Isle of Skive

Dear Baroness,

Im on incapacity benefit due to a work-related accident (whilst ogling a luscious secretarymy tongue got caught in the shredder) and feel insulted that I had to go through a rigorous interview down

at the job-centre to see if I qualified for sore-tongue allowance. Surely I should be allowed to just fill out a

form on the computer in the comfortable surroundings of my own home. I missed 3 episodes of Judge Judy

due to the inconvenience involved in traipsing the 400 yards to the job-centre! Will you sign my petition to

put pressure on the government to repeal their stringent rules?

Yours Angrily

Wilbur Workforced

Dear Will,

Problem solved! - I came upon an advert in the paper yesterday advising

that you can now apply online for every type of benefit, at your

convenience. Im so delighted that the government now recognizes that

the unemployed shouldnt have to rush to sign-on for benefits in person

when theyre so busy watching day-time dross on TV while scoffing

pizzas/kebabs all day long. I see from your photo that you like a beer or

two; did you know you qualify for incapacitated allowance if you drink

more than 10 units of alcohol a day?

Yours Incredulously

Von Crack-Down

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In Shemesh 22 wereinterviewing musician and

guitarist Dean Staker, who

runs the Music-Club on

alternate Mondays.

Who installed in you a love formusic?

My grandfather was a pianist and my mother loves singing so

I was always surrounded by music, but I think that the

biggest influence on me was my cousin-he was a professional

session drummer, who worked with Dickie Valentine, Frankie

Vaughn, Freddie Starr and Jeff Christie. He not only guidedme in my musical journey, he also gave me valuable advice on

surviving in the music industry!

Have you ever been in a band and whats the roughest gig

youve ever played?

I have played in many bands since I was 15 years old and as

you can imagine Ive played a few rough gigs over the years,but the roughest time in terms of sheer exhaustion was

when I was touring Japan and had to play seven gigs in

different locations over three days!

Being an Aussie, what do you really miss about home, apart

from the sun!

I miss the slower pace of life in Australia,the wide-open spaces, the colder beer and

the Aussie sense of humour.

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For a relatively small population Australia really excels at

sport, World Cup winners in rugby and cricket over the

years, to name just two! (Pictured: Captain Nick Farr-Jones

and the brilliant winger DavidCampese lifting the 1991

Rugby World Cup after beating

England 12-6 at Twickenham)

whats the secret ingredient as

to why you do so well, and

what sports did you enjoyplaying at school?

I think we have the climate for outdoor sports. But there is

a sense of competitiveness in the Australian character that

makes us want to excel, especially when were up against the

Poms! When I was at school I enjoyed swimming, tennis and

cricket-my grandfather was a professional cricket player inYorkshire in the 1930s-40s, so of course I had to follow in

the family tradition!

Have you ever had any close encounters with snakes, spiders

or crocs in Oz?!

Being a city boy Ive never actually seen a snake or crocodilein the wild in Australia, but I have had many encounters with

our small hairy friends-I particularly remember a wolf spider

(pictured) about the size of my hand, which jumped out at

me from some firewood as I was lighting the open fire in my

living room!

Good on yer cobber, great interview!

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I took these shots over the course of the 12 months in a calendar

year, at a park near where I live in Crystal Palace.

Paul Gardner

Mitkadem Centre

for Wellbeing

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Classic Movie Quotes

Here are some famous lines from the movies. Can you name the

films and the actors who said them?

1. One day Ill come back and I will be millions!

2. Fasten your seatbelts. Its

going to be a bumpy night!

3. I always get the fuzzy end

of the lollipop.

4. I coulda been a contender.

5. My mule thinks youre

laughing at him.

6. You cant handle thetruth!

7. Show me the money!

8. You talking to me?

9. Cant swim? hell, the fallwill kill ya!

10. Heres looking at you, kid.

How did you do?

7-10 - You got the part!

4-6 - The studio will let you know

0-3 - Try going to the cinema a bit more!

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A FASCINATING SLICE OF OUR

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HISTORY ON THESE ISLANDS

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WHEN LOW - REMEMBER

WHEN I FEEL DOWN AND DEPRESSED, I

NEED TO TELL MYSELF THE FOLLOWING:

I AM NOT LAZY, I HAVE A REAL ILLNESS. I DO SUFFER FROM BIPOLARAFFECTIVE DISORDER.

I suffer from constant pain. Pain is

bound to get a person down.

The extreme guilt I feel is unjustified; it

is one of the symptoms of depression.

The down days never last longer than a

week, I just need to be patient and it will

pass.

It doesnt matter if I dont shower

everyday, the main thing is to dress and

go out in the morning, do a bit of

exercise and see other people. What I cant do, will wait, nothing really matters, the main thing is to

have Bitachon, faith that I will get better very soon, it is just a matter

of days.

On these days, it is O.K. to only do what I really want to, that which

feels possible in the circumstances. Anything I cant do today will wait.

Everybody has down days. I am a normal human being. Life is not

static, it has ups and downs. True, my mood swings are moreaccentuated than average.

I am a worthwhile person, kind, highly intelligent and gifted, good at

writing, at looking after children, at listening to others, an excellent

wife, mother, a caring friend to many people.

I know many dear friends who are waiting to shower me with help, love

and kindness once they know that I need them, I have to call them,

make the first step.

I am a treasured member of Kadimah where I have so many mates who

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empathise and really understand me because theyve been through

similar experiences.

I spread happiness and good cheer wherever I go, with the beaming

smile that Hashem has endowed me with. I make friends with all thepeople I get to know.

I have achieved (and keep achieving) so many good things in my life:

a) Lost five stones of weight in the last two

years;

b) Brought up four wonderful, balanced

children;

c) Helped my mother bring up my eight

younger siblings while she was working at

running her school;

d) I am a good sister, keeping up with my

eleven brothers and sisters living in four

different countries;

e) Doing my best to give Yiddishe Nachas tomy dear parents, may Hashem bless them with a long life.

f) Finally and most importantly I help and support my dear, respected

Rabbi of a husband to stay in learning for the thirty-four years of our

happy marriage.

Even when I am ill, I do my best to keep trying to improve my emotional

and physical health. I watch my nutrition as much as I can.

I walk twenty minutes a day or more (except when I get too depressed

and take to my bed) and attempt to swim every week.

I go to Kadimah and Chizuk almost every weekday for satisfying

activities.

I learn from others and from self-help books how to live with my

condition.

I take my medicines every day without fail and I always keep myhospital appointments, whether I feel like it or not.

Myriam Marmostein

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I remember food rationing after the war when sweets were the last thing tocome off ration.

One Sunday I ran over to the local

sweet-shop with a shilling and bought

as much as I could; lucky I did becausewithin a week they were back on ration!

Another aspect was wearing school

uniform: we had to wear our berets, andif we were at all rough on the bus going

or coming to school we were reported.

On a Saturday afternoon, myself and a

few of my chums from school would go to the local Locarno, where we jivedand had great innocent fun. No alcohol was on sale and no one expected or

looked to buy alcoholic drinks back then. I also recall going to several jazz

clubs on a Sunday. Traditional Jazz was on offer and I remember most of all

going to Cy Lauries and Mays in Oxford St.

Penelope Sutherland-Young

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If I could have three wishes granted, the first wish would be for

better health for me, (and maybe learn to heal myself too) my

friends and relatives.

Secondly, I would wish to see a light at the

end of my financial tunnel. There is an

example of Murphys Law which says the light

at the end of the tunnel is the lamp of an

oncoming train, but I prefer to live in hope! I

wish I could clear all my debts and haveenough left to fund all my pet projects.

Thirdly, I wish there was some peace in the world, and that people

got on with each other without all or any of the isms and cracies

that drive us to despair, eg.: racism, sexism, classism, plutocracy,

bureaucracy, facelessness and lack of caring in general throughout

society.Meelia Chester

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Sea Hoarse

Loan Shark

Puffer Fish

Sea Skate

The Prawn Broker

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Conga Eel

The Codfather

The Krayfish Twins

Doll Finn

Blue Wail

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DavidDunbar&Da

vidFilabon

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When youve travelled on the Orient Express and experienced theatmosphere of friendly bonhomie, you wonder how Agatha Christie

could ever have visualized one of her most successful andthreatening Poirot stories, Murder on the Orient Express.

The pleasant relaxed ambienceon the train is an altogetherdifferent kettle of fish to the onethat is conveyed in the book.

I was fortunate to have been given

a very nice birthday presentrecently by a friend of mine,Diana, whose daughter treated usboth to a journey of our choice forthe day. We decided onWinchester because of itshistorical background and we

made an excellent choice because it was a great experience.

Our journey began at Victoria Station where all the travellers weretreated to a drink in the reception area. From there Diana and I wereescorted to the platform which is especially kept for Orient Expresstravellers, and were introduced to the staff and Gwen - our carriage(pictured above). This may seem odd naming a carriage but each onehas a unique character and when we stepped into Gwen it was likegoing back in time to the days of the Charleston, Noel Coward, strawboaters, spats, long dresses, and the furnishings lighting and upholstery

helped to create this mood.

The journey started with asalmon brunch and a glass ofchampagne and as we werebeing served we watched theworld glide by through thecurtained windows.

Diana and I got talking to a couplefrom Nottingham who were at atable opposite and in no time at all

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we became quite good friends. They told us that they were in thecatering business and did special lunches for company dos and we allenjoyed talking about our various backgrounds.

To be quite honest I was a bit apprehensive at first thinking that many ofthe passengers would be elitist, but In fact everyone had a great timeand came from a variety of backgrounds, vive la difference!

At Winchester we weremet by a local guide, avery jolly lady, who tookus around the town andinto the cathedral, and

gave us a fascinating talkon the history of theregion. It seemsWinchester was thecapital of England at thetime of King Alfred, andmany famous Kings were crowned there.

In the centre stood a castle which was occupied by the followers of KingCharles 1 and then besieged and destroyed by Oliver Cromwells army.When we came out of the church the guide took us around the actualruins then left us to wander round the town at our leisure. The weatherwas perfect, but what was more perfect was the cream tea when werejoined our new friends again near the station.

Finally we boarded the train to return to Victoria and on the journey backwe were served a grand banquet-like three-course meal. By this time

both Diana and I wereslightly inebriated, veryhappy and totally relaxed.It was a great experienceand I can certainlyrecommend the OrientExpress for anyonewanting to mark a special

occasion.

Ralph Savoy

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This spring I have been attempting to raise awareness of our wonderful service withinHackney and beyond.

Consequently, I have designed leaflets and posters advertising our comprehensive range ofservices which are not all centre based.

Individuals can use our services as they feel best suits them kinda pick n mix.

A bespoke service tailored to meet every

clients needs.

Last week, with the help of Kadimahs

Dorit Yaakov, we visited the Bevis Marks

Synagogue in the City and met with the

curator, Maurice Bitton.

He has kindly agreed to hand out our leaflets

as needed and display our poster.

We will be continuing to approach and visit as

many Shuls as possible over the coming

months.

Additionally, I have made contact with the Community Mental Health Teams in Haringey

and Islington, with the hope that their awareness of our presence will lead to them referring

clients to us.

Next stopG.P surgeries.

Our up to date range of services include:

Counselling & one-to-one support

Mental Health advocacy

Support accessing mental health services

Support & advice via home visits

Access to MH social worker

Stress management workshops Mindfulness workshops

Reflexology, massage and other

complimentary workshops

I.T. access

Creative writing

Womens Group

Music group

Film group Cookery & healthy eating

Exercise & Green Spaces Walks

Regular outings Suzy Cohen

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FROZEN IN TIME

Im three years old. Im in a large garden witha chicken coop full of clucking hens. Beyond the

garden fence is open pastureland with cows juststanding and chewing the cud. Not being old enoughfor school, Im on my own until my five cousins getback, so its just me and my aunt. A strange man is in

the garden with my aunt, and they are walkingtowards me.

My Auntie then tells me: This man is your daddy. -

why daddy? Im all right with my auntie and cousins.

The man leans down to me and says, I have left the army, the war is over and Ill

come soon to get you so that you can live with me and your mummy as a family.

I feel unsettled. Doesnt my auntie want me anymore? I dont know this man, I

like it here, I dont want to leave.

Peter Fischman

JW

!

So your

great-grandfather

was a western pioneer?True. Unfortunately,

he was killed at

Custers last stand.Not really, he was

just camping nearby

and went to complain

about the noise!

What an

heroic ending.

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THE FEAR OF STANDING STILL

Travelling back to London recently from a pleasant weekend at a relatives housein the country I was feeling pretty happy and contented with life. The rain was

pelting down in torrents and as I casually glanced out of the top-deck of the bus I

spied a guy sheltering in a doorway with a bundle ofThe Big Issuecradled in hisarm.

He was soaked through and looked so down and dejected

that I felt a chill and an intense feeling of hopelessness pass

right through me as I thought, That was me 25 years ago,

homeless and trying to survive on the streets. As the bus

wended its way towards Stamford Hill I felt so relieved that

I have somewhere to go to every day, as Kadimah is a haven

for me and stops my mind from dwelling on those dark dayswhen I had no-one to turn to in my loneliness.

I once arrived back to the U.K. from Germany and hitch-hiked from Dover to London. I

went round to my mums flat in Camden Town, but my step-father hated me so I was too

nervous to ring the bell because I didnt want my mum to be upset in case he made a

scene, so I trudged up to Regents Park to sleep for the night. I found an old blanket

discarded outside a house and night had now fallen so the park was shut, and I climbed

the fence and bedded down underneath a tree with low boughs. It was vital not to be seen

by the police patrol car as they would have kicked me out of the park, no messing!

Id liveda strange existence as a child, my mother worked as a live-in housekeeper

and we moved round so often from job to job that it gave me a feeling of

restlessness that stayed with me into adulthood.

Its only in the last 10 years since I left the Psychiatric hospital system that I've had a

home to call my own. I travelled round the world but I could never settle anywhere, the

happiest times were spent In Israel, where I stayed on and off for 3 years in total. Maybe

if I'd knuckled down and done Aliyah I would have found some much needed stability.

I can clearly remember though when I gave up on life: a freezing night in Austria in1983, the snow was hailing down as I tried to hitch a lift just outside the town of Graz, I

imagine it was a breakdown I was suffering as the same words echoed round my numbed

brain, whats the point of my life?

I'd been on the move for 6 straight years and I was mightily tired of my existence.

Within 2 weeks I was back in England and ended up spending many years in Psychiatric

Hospitals and being sectioned into the bargain. Sometimes I write a story forShemesh

about my adventures round the globe and usually I make them light-hearted and just tell

the happy times I enjoyed for the reader, but this is the first time Ive told the stark

reality of my itinerant life.

The Drifter

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JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGUR AND THE TRINITY

This was a one time famous 1960s rhythm & blues band composed of lead singer Julie Driscoll and of course Brian Auger with his backing band, the Trinity. All

became stars eventually in their own right, most notably backing singer Rod the

Mod Stewart.

These artists used to belong to another

group, known as a supergroup, that went

by the name of The Steampacket. They

folded, and all the members went on to

other things. The Steampacket drummer

was Mickey Waller. These Stars started to

have hits of their own, for example: Rod

Stewart ( pictured, far left, in 1965, with

Julie, Baldry and Brian Auger ) had

Maggie May and countless other hits,

Long John Baldry had Let the Heartaches

Begin, and Driscoll and Auger had the big

hit with This Wheels on Fire. Rod

Stewart was later in a band called the Hoochie Coochie men. Sad to say, Long John

Baldry never had another hit again except for a minor record called Mexico. John

Baldry also sang solo on Ready Steady Go, and Top of the Pops and just a few years

ago he passed away at a relatively young age.

After Steampacket Broke up in 1966 Baldry

formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight

on keyboards and Elton Dean, later of Soft

Machine, as well as Caleb Quaye onguitar. A while later Dwight adopted the

name of Elton John, the first name from

Dean and the nickname of Baldry, I

wonder whatever happened to him! (Elton,

pictured -1968).

Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll didnt have

anymore hits. Rod Stewart is now a

pensioner but is still going very strong andhas been married three times, good luck to

him for the future, who says that show

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it has its ups and downs, what doesnt, but

show business is absolutely full of history

and should be enjoyed by everyone the

whole world over.

There is something else to add, and its

about Rod Stewart, did you know that he

was a group member of a not so well

known group called The Shotgun

Express?

The 50s, 60s, and early 70s will always be

a treasured memory in the older

generations minds due to all the fantasticmusic being produced on these shores,

and there is no escaping the fact. Rod

Stewarts first early recordings were Good morning little schoolgirl in 1965 on the

Decca recording label and then, Flying, a single he recorded on the Warner Brothers

record label in 1969. Good morning little schoolgirl was also done as a single by the

Yardbirds and was just a moderate hit and both Rod Stewarts version and Flying

were also minor hits. The Yardbirds version was on EMIs Columbia label.

Back to 1963, Baldry joined the Cyril Davies R&B All Stars and a few things haveforgotten to be mentioned and they are in fact that Baldry had met up in the group

with Jimmy Page guitar, Nicky Hopkins piano and Geoff Bradford on guitar. Rod

Stewart joined after Long john came. Jimmy Page was later to join The Yardbirds and

Led Zeppelin as bass guitarist and Nicky Hopkins jammed with the Rolling Stones.

Baldry also had his own group called the

Long John Baldry Trio, he also did voice

over programmes on television. His

albums include Long Johns Blues; Let theHeartaches Begin, etc. He also has two

bootleg albums 1972 and 2002.

Technically speaking, bootleg records are

in actual fact illegal and can mean up to 6

months imprisonment. Speaking of The

Yardbirds and Ready Steady Go, the

Yardbirds do have a track out on an LP

entitled R. S. G. which is an instrumentalonly.

Deryck Stewart

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A CRACKED POT

A water bearer in India had two large potshanging from each end of a pole, which hecarried across his neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it, and whilethe other pot was perfect and alwaysdelivered a full portion of water at the end ofthe long walk from the stream to the mastershouse, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For two full years this went on daily, with thebearer delivering only one and a half pots fullof water to his master's house. Of course, theperfect pot was proud of its accomplishments,

perfect to the end for which it was made.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of itsimperfection, and miserable that it was able toaccomplish only half of what it had beenmade to do.

After two years of what it perceived to be abitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer oneday by the stream.

I am ashamed of myself, and I

want toapologise to you.

Why? asked the bearer. What are youashamed of?

For the past two years, J have been able todeliver only half my load because this crack inmy side causes water to leak out all the wayback to your masters house. Because of myflaw you have to do of this work, and youdont get full value from your efforts, the potsaid.

The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked

pot and in his compassion he said, As wereturn to the masters house, I want you tonotice the beautiful flowers along the path.

Indeed, as they went up the hill, the oldcracked pot took notice of the sun warmingthe beautiful wildflowers on the side of thepath, and this cheered it some. But at theend of the trail it still felt bad because half itsload had leaked, and so it apologised to thewater bearer again for its failure.

The bearer said to the pot, Did you noticethat there were flowers on your side of thepath, but not on the other pot's side? Thats

because I have always known about yourflaw, and I took advantage of it.

I planted flower seeds on your side of thepath, and every day while we walked backfrom the stream, you've watered them. Fortwo years I have been able to pick thesebeautiful flowers to decorate my masterstable. Without you being just the way youare, he would not have these beautiful flowersto grace his house.

Each of us has our unique flaws. Were allcracked pots, but it's the cracks and flawswe each have that make our lives together sovery interesting and rewarding.

There is a lot of good out there. There is a lotof good in us too!

Remember to appreciate all the differentpeople in your life! Or, as we like to think of it,

if it hadn't been for the crackpots in our lives,it would have been pretty boring and notnearly as interesting.

Anonymous Fable

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SOUTHEND & WESTCLIFF JEWISH

COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Dear Sir,

Congratulations on another great magazine. Its fantastic to see thequality of the material that goes into making this publication. I doubt theres

anything of a similar standard being produced by a team of user/volunteersaround the country, you all deserve a huge amount of credit. Its a long way

from the eight-page effort that made up Issue 1!

Regards

Graham Freeman - Manager

We were playing blind when we began 5 years ago; all those gaudy pink and

yellow editions in the early daysI still shudder to think of it! - Ed.

Star Wards Publications

Dear Ed,

Its happened! Shemesh is now a major feature on our website, andwe are very grateful to you and to everyone else who has platzed,schmoozed, noojed and schvitzed through the practicalities of making this

possible. I'm in awe of your ability to produce such an interesting, hilarious,moving magazine - and one of such length and consistent quality. (Well, it'senvy as well as awe!) You'll see the link on the left side of our website's home

page: www.starwards.org.uk. Hope you and the rest of Kadimahniks are well.

Love

Marion Janner

Thats really exciting news that were on your website Marion! Now well be read by

a much wider audience through your popular newsletter. Ed

Send your letters tokadimah@hotmail.com

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This delicious spring time dish takes only 20 minutes to prepare and then 50 minutes to

cook. Not only can you eat with rice, breador on its own- its very good for you too!

Ingredients

3 courgettes, thickly sliced

1 aubergine, cut into thick fingers

3 garlic cloves, chopped

2 red peppers, deseeded and chopped into chunks

2 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks

1 onion, chopped 1 tbsp coriander seeds

4 tbsp olive oil

400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes

400/14oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

small bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7

2. Tip all the vegetables into a large roasting tin and toss with the coriander seeds,

most of the olive oil and salt and pepper.

3. Spread everything out to a single layer, then roast for 45 mins, tossing once or

twice until the vegetables are roasted and brown round the edges.

4. Place the tin on a low heat, then add the tomatoes and chickpeas.

5. Bring to a simmer and gently stir. Season to taste, drizzle with olive oil, then

scatter over the coriander.

6. Serve from the tin or pile into a serving dish and enjoy!

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Can you fit the words from the lists correctly into the grid?

4 LettersApia

Bonn

ChadCuba

Iran

SuvaTogo

Utah

5 Letters

Accra

ChileChina

HaitiIdaho

Miami

QuitoSalem

6 Letters

Israel

KigaliLatvia

Monaco

Norway

OttawaPoland

7 LettersLebanon

Lincoln

Yucatan

8 Letters

Honolulu

9 Letters

Kathmandu

10 Letters

Seychelles

11 LettersAlbuquerque

Solution Page 31

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Over 60?

Want to go to the cinema for FREE?

Come to the Rio Cinemas

Classic Matinee

2nd Wednesday of every month at 2.30pm

Free For OAPS, Carers & Kadimah Members

With free tea, coffee & cake!Donations in our yellow donation bucket much appreciated.

There is a 15 minute interval for comfort.Rio Cinema 107 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB

Tel: 020 7241 9410

For group bookings call Jemma on 020 7241 9419

Quiz Answers (Page 9)1. Kirk Douglas in Spartacus.

2. Bette Davis in All about Eve.

3. Marilyn Monroe in Some like It Hot.4. Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront.

5. Robert de Niro in Taxi Driver.

6. Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men.

7. Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire.

8. Clint Eastwood in A Fistful of Dollars.

9. Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy &the Sundance Kid.10. Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca.

Global Puzzle Solution (Page 29)

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