tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post5191569896071342391..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Hanukkah Gelt to Commemorate the Greeks... not!Rafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-79641271915603381162019-12-25T14:01:54.937+02:002019-12-25T14:01:54.937+02:00The marathon was invented for the first Olympics i...The marathon was invented for the first Olympics in 1896.<br /><br />It does commemorate a Greek battle, but bear in mind that the Chashmonaim were allies of the Greeks. They were fighting the Syrians.<br /><br />Helping disabled kids is about as un-Greek as it gets, though. From back in that era, that is.Nachumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292162031685942549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-40109022117781238122019-12-23T19:39:11.998+02:002019-12-23T19:39:11.998+02:00yes, she worked there this past summer. she said t...yes, she worked there this past summer. she said the last name shevin is not familiar to her but maybe she knew her by her first name. she asked if I had a picture she could say but clearly I did notRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-3875055455349496182019-12-23T17:55:18.192+02:002019-12-23T17:55:18.192+02:00Has your daughter worked at HASC? (If so,) does s...Has your daughter worked at HASC? (If so,) does she know Chani Shevin?Avinoreply@blogger.com