The official opening of ESRA's Second-hand Bookshop  in Modiin took place on 19th October 2010 attended by Modiin dignitaries, ESRA officers, shop volunteers and others.

“ESRA is very important to Modiin”, said Moish Levy, Deputy Mayor and holder of the Education Portfolio. He was referring to the organization’s significant contribution towards the absorption of new English speaking immigrants through social and volunteering activities in the city, as well as the various projects the amuta supports.
 
The festive opening was attended by Merle Guttman, Founder and Life President of ESRA, Linda Olmert, Executive Director of ESRA, and an array of Modiiners including Rabbi Adi Sultanik who affixed the mezuzza to the doorpost, Yoram Pick, Managing Director of the Azrieli Mall and key staff members, and more than 40 bookshop volunteers whose community spirit was highly commended by Mr. Levy. Deputy Mayor Levy noted that Modiin has the highest percentage of volunteers of any city in Israel, and that ESRA plays an integral role in that effort.
 
Merle praised ESRA Modiin for their huge achievements and recalled her initial meeting with Jackie Klein, co-chair of ESRA Modiin just a year and a half ago.

A special presentation was made to Frank Giron, an active volunteer, whose personal drive and enthusiasm helped make the bookshop a reality in such a short time.
 
Cynthia Barmor, co-chair of ESRA Modiin, noted the outstanding response from the local community and the willingness of so many professionals and businesses to provide their services for free.


All proceeds from esrabooks will help support our newly adopted project in Modiin, Neve ESRA, an after school club for severely high risk children aged 9-11.

We welcome donations of books.