Jerusalem Walks Leon's Walks

without a uniform I'm left out

Sport in Krugersdorp

groaning with pain only gets me into trouble

suffering is evil

Winter over, the swimming pool in the park opened its doors Scattered over lawn-covered terraces around the rectangle of shimmering blue...

"The picture doesn't show me", I cried. Not being noticed, or left out of the group, was my greatest fear, and it has come about....

Ginger went out into the dark and rainy night. Driven, as if by a force beyond control, to consort with a female feline, the tomcat...

A news item about a Tour Guides course, caught my eye. I immigrated to Israel. Lotteries were prohibited in South Africa, where I came...

Bandy legs, arms bent at his side, pumping backwards and forwards like the pistons of a heavy truck, I see him wobbling up the hill, as I...

Car parked in the underground garage, in the narrow street of busy downtown Salonika. We entered the store. Short sleeved tee shirts of...

“It’s the battery,” said Etti in a crying voice. “The towing service will have to come again”. Long ago, when I was still young and...

Clocks and watches, of every size, shape and colour decorating the show window have tempted robbers to throw a brick, smashing the plate...

The white page in my hand carried the words, promoted to STD V, that's all that mattered to me, even if all my marks were low. The...

The day began with a bang. Fear gripped my heart. but soon dissipated, when my senses awoke to the simple reality that it was only the...

Being optimistic in times of war

Purple Iris on Homrah Hill near Palmachim

Sat 11th Feb 06 The first no news bulletin 14 years ago now I will write no newsletters again. Resettlement and disengagement Dear...

Yesterday (Thursday 14th July 2011) I attended the 28th Jerusalem Film Festival and saw two movies, both about life in Iran. The first...

Leon's No Newsletter 175 Jerusalem Saturday, May 28, 2011 Dear Friends, Shalom, The Fruit which Adam ate Considering that Adam gave up...

Leon's No Newsletter 176 Jerusalem Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Dear Friends, Shalom, Ittamar and Anat’s forthcoming marriage has given my...