Along the Mediterranean Coast :: Sderot, Israel :: December 2010
Photos by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography—teeksaphoto.org
Sderot is the small Israeli city less than one mile from Gaza that Gaza militants have hit repeatedly with homemade Qassam rockets. I visited two exemplary human beings living there, Nomika Zion and Eric Yellin. They continue to speak out against certain policies of Israel they feel are damaging relations with the Palestinians. They are part of an organization that fosters personal contact between Israelis and Palestinians, Other Voice.
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"This playground was established by the generous gift in memory of Tina Zeininger who was able to restart her life in Vienna after surviving the holocaust, her daughter Sonja Kolpenicka who perished as a child in the holocaust, and Andrzej Semkov whose young and promising life was lost in a plane crash. For the benefit of the children of Sderot, this donation given through Keren Hayesod Austria, June 2009"