ETP Essay Winner Talia Kadosh

July 2020 Education

I am thrilled that Talia Kadosh, one of my 17-year old ESRA English tutoring program pupils at the Or Akiva girls high school, Ulpanit Amit, was one of the three 1st prize winners of an Israel national essay competition for youth.

Talia (left) wrote about the life and work of the famous Viennese psychotherapist, Viktor Frankl. The essay was in Hebrew so I cannot claim any influence except that we do discuss topics generally.

Says Talia: "I got to know Viktor Frankl through his popular book Man's Search For Meaning. The book was really talking to me
because it was written based on Holocaust experiences. Frankl explains that giving meaning to a person will be reflected in setting goals and believing in a person's positive potential – a concept I identify with. As soon as people embrace and apply this concept, their lives may change for the better. That's why I think Dr. Frankl needs to get more recognition."

The ESRA Tutoring Program at Ulpanit Amit is run by Ros Jacobs. Ros is joined in running the ETP program for the ESRA Five Towns English tutoring by Bebe Jacobs.

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About the author

Lucille Cohen

Lucille Cohen was born and educated in Leeds, UK. Her undergraduate, postgraduate degrees and Honorary Research Fellowship are from the University of Manchester. She is a former President of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region; former President of the Zionist Central Council of Greater Manchester; Member of the national Jewish Leadership Council; delegate, Board of Deputies of British Jews. Lucille was a visiting lecturer in the Department of Middle East Studies and taught from 1990-2001 in the University Center for Continuing Education specializing in the history and archaeology of Jerusalem and the cross-cultural influences of mediaeval Spain. She writes occasional newspaper columns and has worked as a journalist on The Jerusalem Post, the Jewish Chronicle and the Jewish Gazette. She was acting editor of The Holyland (a Jerusalem fortnightly publication) and has edited academic work for the Hebrew University. She came to live in Israel with her husband in March 2014.