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in Iran. He recalls the first days of the Netivot in the Negev, whose population few senior citizens. They made sure
war when the only news they heard was comprised mostly new immigrants from that ditches for shelter were prepared,
the Arab propaganda declaring their Tunisia and Morocco. Shortly after Yom the sirens went off in time, and every-
victories. All the Jews were crying, and HaAtzmaut of 1967, Dina heard a lot of one ran to shelter.
fast days were proclaimed. The Moslem rumbling at night on the usually quiet
population, meanwhile, was rejoicing in road leading south toward the Sinai. It The teenage boys and older men
the streets, shouting “Death to Israel! was trucks heading to the front. “War who were not in the army dug trenches
Death to America” and giving out can- was in the air for about three weeks,” in front of every house and the school.
dies. she recalls. As tensions mounted, she Coverings were made of asbestos cov-
and her roommate Tzippi volunteered ered with sacks of sand, which the
Even for a few weeks after the war, to do something extra for the war eighth grade boys had filled.
the synagogues were closed because effort. They were assigned to a small
the Jews were afraid the Moslems moshav called Nevatim, which was fur- Dina and Tzippi were in constant
would come and try to kill them. ther south, between Beersheva and direct contact with their army base
Fortunately, no one was hurt. A few Dimona. The residents of the moshav near Beersheva. During the day, they
weeks later, everything was back to were Jews from Cochin, India. taught school, keeping a radio in the
normal, and they resumed the relation- classroom, and at night they were in a
ship they had with their Moslem neigh- “We two girls in uniform were ‘the dedicated room in city hall where they
bors as it was before the war. army’ there,” says Dina. The two young were in charge of guard duty. “We took
women were in charge of security and turns sleeping and listening to the
◆◆◆ military communications for the radio since one of us had to be in con-
moshav. Most of the men were mobi- stant touch with headquarters.” The
Dina Felsman was nearing the end of lized into the army, and the remaining older men did army patrols at night.
her army service when the war broke residents were women, children, and a
out. Originally from Bat Yam, she was There was more work to do during
assigned to teach adult education in the day as well. Nevatim’s parnassa
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war when the only news they heard was comprised mostly new immigrants from that ditches for shelter were prepared,
the Arab propaganda declaring their Tunisia and Morocco. Shortly after Yom the sirens went off in time, and every-
victories. All the Jews were crying, and HaAtzmaut of 1967, Dina heard a lot of one ran to shelter.
fast days were proclaimed. The Moslem rumbling at night on the usually quiet
population, meanwhile, was rejoicing in road leading south toward the Sinai. It The teenage boys and older men
the streets, shouting “Death to Israel! was trucks heading to the front. “War who were not in the army dug trenches
Death to America” and giving out can- was in the air for about three weeks,” in front of every house and the school.
dies. she recalls. As tensions mounted, she Coverings were made of asbestos cov-
and her roommate Tzippi volunteered ered with sacks of sand, which the
Even for a few weeks after the war, to do something extra for the war eighth grade boys had filled.
the synagogues were closed because effort. They were assigned to a small
the Jews were afraid the Moslems moshav called Nevatim, which was fur- Dina and Tzippi were in constant
would come and try to kill them. ther south, between Beersheva and direct contact with their army base
Fortunately, no one was hurt. A few Dimona. The residents of the moshav near Beersheva. During the day, they
weeks later, everything was back to were Jews from Cochin, India. taught school, keeping a radio in the
normal, and they resumed the relation- classroom, and at night they were in a
ship they had with their Moslem neigh- “We two girls in uniform were ‘the dedicated room in city hall where they
bors as it was before the war. army’ there,” says Dina. The two young were in charge of guard duty. “We took
women were in charge of security and turns sleeping and listening to the
◆◆◆ military communications for the radio since one of us had to be in con-
moshav. Most of the men were mobi- stant touch with headquarters.” The
Dina Felsman was nearing the end of lized into the army, and the remaining older men did army patrols at night.
her army service when the war broke residents were women, children, and a
out. Originally from Bat Yam, she was There was more work to do during
assigned to teach adult education in the day as well. Nevatim’s parnassa
HAIR CARE 101HBayiPCro&opuulWarrsDeigemand
We’re back for an 8th year
in Baltimore!
By Chaya (Etengoff) Heiligman
LEARN HOW TO: Cut Hair For more details, please call:
Style For
Wash Chaya at
Blow Chasunas 201-790-6279
Style Hair & Sheitels
Limited space available.
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