Bess Hoffman came to live in Israel from South Africa in 1969 with her husband Eddy and three small children. In 1978 she got her Israeli tourist guide license and had a great time showing and explaining “our beautiful country” to many tourists until 1998. After retiring she became an ESRA volunteer and is Chairperson of ESRA Herzliya and also the organizer of ESRA’s annual bridge competition.