- The end of the summer brought back to work many staff members who had been a way either for vacation or because the institute had downsized staff over the same. The returning staff included Miriam Sharton, Moishe Siel, Michelle Shachar, Ronit Friedman, Sharon Benheim and Adi Belman.
- We said goodbye this week to our Alumni Intern, Elinor Marboe, who has been with us all year. Elinor returns to Larchmont, NY. We will really miss her.
- We heard wonderful news this week - our close colleague from the Jordan University of Science and Technology, Dr. Samer Talozi is getting married this month. Abby has been invited to the wedding.
- We had special visitors this week: Deanna Neil and Brett Kaufman came to visit Ketua. Deanna is the daughter of Sylvia Neil. Sylvia and her husband Dan Fischel have made a large donation matched by the Goldman Foundation to build a Research and Visitors Park at the institute in memory of Sylvia's sister Dina Markowitz and Dan's father Eugen Fischel. The visit went very well. We are now in the process of writing up the program of the park which will be used by the architect to create the design.
- We broke ground this week on Elaine Solowey's new office expansion. Through a grant form the Merrin Family Foundation, we are adding another 18 square meters to Elaine's office. Once the expansion is complete we will build a "Biblical Garden" outside the office which will be the new home of Methuselah, Elaine' s 2,000 year old date tree. In addition, with the help of Elaine and the Merrin Foundation Grant money, the kibbutz started a community garden just outside the dinning room.
- I am travelling to the US tomorrow so I am posting this early.
David
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