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“During the war, after we got the took over Gaza. pen.” The chickens also had to be
Kotel, we were all tuned to the radio cared for. “Life doesn’t stop on the
and heard Rabbi Goren make a ◆◆◆ farm, so we had to keep doing these
‘Shehechiyanu’ and blow the shofar. things during the war,” says Margalit.
We were all listening and crying. Even Margalit Tiede was only nine years
now, I can barely speak about it, old and living with her family in The moshavniks usually went to
because it is so emotional just thinking Moshav Yish’i, a small agricultural vil- Beit Shemesh every Tuesday and
back on those days. We knew it was an lage comprised of Yemenite immi- Thursday to sell their produce. During
historic time.” grants. While growing up, Margalit lived the war, however, they had to wait for a
a very sheltered and somewhat seclud- cease-fire in order to travel. Whenever
◆◆◆ ed life. There was no real transporta- they heard a siren, day or night, they all
tion, and they rarely left the yishuv to had to run to the trenches. When it
Mota Gur (not the famous general but go further than nearby Beit Shemesh seemed quiet, her mother would quick-
the other Mota Gur who had been a by horse and wagon. ly run home and cook them food. On
famous soccer player) was 20 years old some of the days, they heard the sirens
and serving as a tank commander in Before the war, moshav members constantly and saw the airplanes flying
the army when the war broke out. His made a trip to Beit Shemesh to stock overhead, never knowing whether they
unit was among those that sealed off up on dried goods and necessities for were friend or foe. Most of the men
Israel’s border all the way down to the the “shelters” (actually, just trenches were in the army or in the reserves. The
Negev. Early in the morning the fight- they had dug themselves). Families remaining men patrolled the moshav.
ing began they noticed there were jets were instructed to prepare food and
flying above them—which, unbeknownst water ahead of time. Twice a day, “We could hear explosions and
to them, were Israeli jets on the way to Margalit’s father, who was a paramedic knew when something was happening,
decimate the Egyptian air force. Soon in the reserves, and her brother would but no one told us what was going on
after, Mota’s unit started moving in and leave the shelter and milk the cows for many days.” She doesn’t think
while “hoping that nothing would hap-
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Kotel, we were all tuned to the radio cared for. “Life doesn’t stop on the
and heard Rabbi Goren make a ◆◆◆ farm, so we had to keep doing these
‘Shehechiyanu’ and blow the shofar. things during the war,” says Margalit.
We were all listening and crying. Even Margalit Tiede was only nine years
now, I can barely speak about it, old and living with her family in The moshavniks usually went to
because it is so emotional just thinking Moshav Yish’i, a small agricultural vil- Beit Shemesh every Tuesday and
back on those days. We knew it was an lage comprised of Yemenite immi- Thursday to sell their produce. During
historic time.” grants. While growing up, Margalit lived the war, however, they had to wait for a
a very sheltered and somewhat seclud- cease-fire in order to travel. Whenever
◆◆◆ ed life. There was no real transporta- they heard a siren, day or night, they all
tion, and they rarely left the yishuv to had to run to the trenches. When it
Mota Gur (not the famous general but go further than nearby Beit Shemesh seemed quiet, her mother would quick-
the other Mota Gur who had been a by horse and wagon. ly run home and cook them food. On
famous soccer player) was 20 years old some of the days, they heard the sirens
and serving as a tank commander in Before the war, moshav members constantly and saw the airplanes flying
the army when the war broke out. His made a trip to Beit Shemesh to stock overhead, never knowing whether they
unit was among those that sealed off up on dried goods and necessities for were friend or foe. Most of the men
Israel’s border all the way down to the the “shelters” (actually, just trenches were in the army or in the reserves. The
Negev. Early in the morning the fight- they had dug themselves). Families remaining men patrolled the moshav.
ing began they noticed there were jets were instructed to prepare food and
flying above them—which, unbeknownst water ahead of time. Twice a day, “We could hear explosions and
to them, were Israeli jets on the way to Margalit’s father, who was a paramedic knew when something was happening,
decimate the Egyptian air force. Soon in the reserves, and her brother would but no one told us what was going on
after, Mota’s unit started moving in and leave the shelter and milk the cows for many days.” She doesn’t think
while “hoping that nothing would hap-
4Do4n’3t P-a2ni1c! C3a-ll1At8la0nt0ic!
www.atlantic-mechanical.com
PLUMBING REPAIRSAutograph • 410-585-1513
DRAIN CLEANING
Autograph • 410-585-1513
SEWER/WATER REPLACEMENTS
SEWER CAMERA SERVICE
SUMP PUMP SERVICES
LAUNDRY TUB REPLACEMENTS
GARBAGE DISPOSALS
REMODELING
SHOMER SHABBOS • LICENSED & INSURED • SAME DAY SERVICE
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