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depended on its apricot orchards, but the gates of Jerusalem were opened to where the movie theater posted a big
there were no workers around to pick the public). It was very emotional,” says sign saying, “Soldiers in uniform come
the fruit. So Dina and Tzippi took the Dina. in free.”
children to the orchard after school,
and they all worked picking and crating “Then we started walking around She remembers hitchhiking back to
the fruit. the Old City, and it was amazing. The Nevatim, to which there was very little
only people we saw there were other bus transportation. In the past she
On Wednesday, June 7th, they were soldiers. All the Arab shops in the Old might stand at a hitchhiking post for a
listening to the radio and were over- City shuk were shuttered.” The shop- long time, but immediately following
come with emotion as they heard keepers were in hiding, fearing that the war, everyone stopped. Everyone
Rabbi Goren blow the shofar and pro- what they would have done to the Jews wanted to give to the soldiers. Even a
claim, “Har Habayit beyadeinu – The had the Arab nations won the Jews taxi driver stopped and gave her a free
Temple Mount is in our hands!” On would now do to them. But of course, lift.
Sunday, June 11th, the girls gave their that was not the case. A year later, Dina
classes over to some parents and was back at the Kotel for Yom Dina also recalls a different side to
hitched a ride to Jerusalem. After some Yerushalayim. “What happened to my the postwar days. The twin brother of
pleading, they were allowed to get a Kotel? It looked so different,” she one of her roommates from Netivot had
ride in an army jeep to the Kotel. At thought. There was now a large plaza been killed, and she and all the room-
that time, there was no plaza in front of in front of it. mates went to a ceremony at a tempo-
the Kotel. Soldiers were still clearing rary cemetery in the Negev for soldiers
the area of collapsed houses, many of Dina talks about the euphoric days who fell in the war. “It was so sad. There
them formerly used by Jordanian after the war, “Everybody just wanted to were so many graves, and so many of
snipers. “This was the highlight of the help everybody else. Everyone was so them were marked ‘unknown’ or had
war for us – being at the Kotel (before nice to each other. Everyone was unit- signs reading ‘tank number such-and-
ed.” Dina went with a friend to Tel Aviv such.’ It was the saddest experience. We
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The Montessori Advantage
Combines the Montessori method with Jewish values Torah, T’filah and Chagim Shira Gryll sgryll.design@gmail.com
Builds knowledge and character
Fosters independence and self-esteem
Prepares children for K-12 education at any school Noa Goldman, DIRECTOR
Features hands-on educational materials
6214 Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
410.358.6448
nertamidmontessoripreschool@gmail.com
Cultivates social, intellectual and emotional development A Maryland Excel School
Fully licensed and validated Montessori School by The Maryland State Department of Education | Professional Teaching Staff since 1987.
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there were no workers around to pick the public). It was very emotional,” says sign saying, “Soldiers in uniform come
the fruit. So Dina and Tzippi took the Dina. in free.”
children to the orchard after school,
and they all worked picking and crating “Then we started walking around She remembers hitchhiking back to
the fruit. the Old City, and it was amazing. The Nevatim, to which there was very little
only people we saw there were other bus transportation. In the past she
On Wednesday, June 7th, they were soldiers. All the Arab shops in the Old might stand at a hitchhiking post for a
listening to the radio and were over- City shuk were shuttered.” The shop- long time, but immediately following
come with emotion as they heard keepers were in hiding, fearing that the war, everyone stopped. Everyone
Rabbi Goren blow the shofar and pro- what they would have done to the Jews wanted to give to the soldiers. Even a
claim, “Har Habayit beyadeinu – The had the Arab nations won the Jews taxi driver stopped and gave her a free
Temple Mount is in our hands!” On would now do to them. But of course, lift.
Sunday, June 11th, the girls gave their that was not the case. A year later, Dina
classes over to some parents and was back at the Kotel for Yom Dina also recalls a different side to
hitched a ride to Jerusalem. After some Yerushalayim. “What happened to my the postwar days. The twin brother of
pleading, they were allowed to get a Kotel? It looked so different,” she one of her roommates from Netivot had
ride in an army jeep to the Kotel. At thought. There was now a large plaza been killed, and she and all the room-
that time, there was no plaza in front of in front of it. mates went to a ceremony at a tempo-
the Kotel. Soldiers were still clearing rary cemetery in the Negev for soldiers
the area of collapsed houses, many of Dina talks about the euphoric days who fell in the war. “It was so sad. There
them formerly used by Jordanian after the war, “Everybody just wanted to were so many graves, and so many of
snipers. “This was the highlight of the help everybody else. Everyone was so them were marked ‘unknown’ or had
war for us – being at the Kotel (before nice to each other. Everyone was unit- signs reading ‘tank number such-and-
ed.” Dina went with a friend to Tel Aviv such.’ It was the saddest experience. We
THE BEARMAN REICH NER TAMID MONTESSORI SCHOOL 22RNN00Reooeg1w1gis7i6AsAtt-rc-cra2c2actete0i0ipopo1tntn1in87g
The Montessori Advantage
Combines the Montessori method with Jewish values Torah, T’filah and Chagim Shira Gryll sgryll.design@gmail.com
Builds knowledge and character
Fosters independence and self-esteem
Prepares children for K-12 education at any school Noa Goldman, DIRECTOR
Features hands-on educational materials
6214 Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
410.358.6448
nertamidmontessoripreschool@gmail.com
Cultivates social, intellectual and emotional development A Maryland Excel School
Fully licensed and validated Montessori School by The Maryland State Department of Education | Professional Teaching Staff since 1987.
42 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
