Tag Archives: Ma’ale Adumim

10,400 Children Return to School

School year 2011-2012 began without a hitch, as 10,400 city schoolchildren returned to their classrooms. Of them, 2,100 are in the kindergarten framework (hova and trom hova), and 8,300 are school aged children (Grades Aleph to Yud-Bet), evenly distributed between elementary (4,300) and secondary (4,000) … Continue reading

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Adopt A Soldier

The Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers (AWIS) is reaching out to local families who would be interested in adopting a lone soldier (Hayil Boded). According to Shmuel Pniel, AWIS’s chairman, the goal is to host the soldier for Shabbatot and … Continue reading

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Miraculous Escape

A truck driver escaped certain death last week when his vehicle tumbled off the cliff next to the northern entrance to Ma’ale Adumim. The driver, who told police he lost control of the vehicle and swerved off the road, escaped without a scratch while his truck … Continue reading

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Ma’ale Adumim Morsels

Three issues of import were discussed at the recent city council meeting: Deputy Mayor Boris Grossman revealed that 20 new departure/arrival times would be added to the school bus transportation schedule this year. Another burning issue (pun intended) was the proposed shift in … Continue reading

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Channa – A Brief Introduction

Shalom everybody and welcome to the initial news blog posting on MAchat. My name is Channa Coggan, though most of you know me by my former name: Chana Falik. I have been a resident of Ma’ale Adumim since 1985. I … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Ma’ale Adumim News Blog

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Ma’ale Adumim News Blog. Every week  there will be 1-3 news items posted on the blog. When articles are posted, they will be announced on the mailing list. Freelance writers / reporters are welcome to … Continue reading

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