24 Years of the Rehovot Reporter

"The Rehovot Reporter began in 1983. At that time, I was the local chairman of a branch of the AACI and I felt there was a need to have some means to inform the many olim from English-speaking countries of the various events, meeting, lectures, etc. that were held in Rehovot, in English. Until then, we had to pay to get notices into local newspapers or on billboards. Futhermore, with so many different clubs and organizations in operation, one not knowing what the other was doing, it seemed logical to compile all the sundry events and post them in one organ.

Over the years, the Reporter improved in style, form and content. At Purim in 1990, a special issue was publish to commemorate the 100th birthday of Rehovot with sundry pictures from around town. Another special issue came out the following June, when RESO and the municipality hosted a group of young adults from our US sister city, Rochester, NY.

To recall how the English speaking community of Rehovot shared and participated in the growth and development of our town, back issues of the Rehovot Reporter were recently compiled into book form - actually four books - and this sole copy is now available in the Rehovot public library. Everyone can now take a look and read about the history of our town and what we English speakers did, wrote and shared in the events of our adopted country and community. To all who helped make this possible a hearty thank you!"

Source: David Froehlich. 20 years of the Rehovot Reporter. Jerusalem Post: Metro-Israel Edition (14 May 2004) [FullText]