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Bryna Franklin made aliyah in 1983 from St. Louis, Missouri. She moved to Ashdod in 1988. She has been a member of our club since Ellen Dunn introduced her to Chana Hochstein.
After retiring in 1994, she taught English in China for four years, but spent her summers in Israel. Completing her China mission, she studied at Beit Midrash "Yakar" in Jerusalem for a deeper understanding of Judaism and "a closer connection to Hashem". Bryna speaks about "awakening my inner depths of journey" with her studies of Jewish Meditation and Spirituality.
Bryna faithfully kept the traditional, American Thanksgiving feast alive and well in Ashdod through all the years, bringing together lots of friends, serving food to standing - room - only crowds, and opening her home and heart to warm conversation and hospitality.
She has volunteered as a waitress at the La Sova soup kitchen in Tel - Aviv and taught English to special needs students at the Mistair School.
"This is my 20th year anniversary of living in Israel. The past twenty years have been the most wonderful, magnificent years of my life and each day I wake up with a blessing living in Israel."
From November Bryna has gone for an extended trip to India. We await her return to hear about her latest adventures.
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