Chapter 59, The Kibbutz
“Moving again?” I asked mom. “Well,” said mom, “yes, and we will be moving again after that in the summer.” “Why? Haven’t we moved enough? We have our own house.” “We bought a new house, down the road, much bigger, on the 3 rd floor.” “Will I have to change school again?” “No, we will move to the “Kibbutz” in Ein HaThelet for a few months until the new house is ready for us. You will be riding the bicycle to school. We rented a small house for the next few months in the back yard of a house next to your friend Avi Dagan.” “In the early 20 th century, way before the city of Netanya was established, there was a little Kibbutz on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It had a three-floor building right over the cliff. It was used to help the new pilgrims find their way to the shore during the British mandate. Depending on which window was lit at night the pilgrims knew if it was safe or dangerous to land ashore. Once they city of Netanya was formed, the kibbutz was d...