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Larisa Gavrielov: “Kindness Is the Best Investment in Life”
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Special Feature Celebrating Her 50th Birthday There are people whose presence immediately makes
the world feel warmer. They know how to listen, encourage, inspire, and
genuinely celebrate the success of others. That is exactly how I came to know
Larisa Gavrielov.We met through Ladies' World magazine. We
are both members of the Esther-a-Malka Women's Organization and work together
on the magazine – I serve on the Editorial Board, while Larisa is our Manager.
For both of us, this is much more than volunteer work. It is a labor of love – a
place where friendships are formed, creati...
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Editor's Column
Dear readers, I have written more than once that every
community depends on people whom we might call creators. This group includes the vast number of
volunteers, philanthropists, and those for whom doing good has simply become a
way of life. These are people who do not wait to be asked, do not wonder what
is in it for them personally, and do not calculate how much time, effort, or
money they will have to spend. They simply see a problem—and begin to act. They organize events, publish newspapers and
magazines, help those in need, create cultural projects, bring people together,
and preserve history, traditions, and memory. And, as a rule, they do it
entirely selflessly. From the outside, it may seem as though
everything simply happens on its own. A beautiful concert, an interesting
conference, a festive evening, a charity event, a new issue of a magazine,
another annual competition... Yet behind every such event are dozens, and
sometimes hundreds, of hours of work that no one ever sees. Sleepless nights,
endless phone calls, negotiations, fundraising, organizational challenges,
resolving disagreements, and the constant responsibility for the final result. A creator invests not only time and k...
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