Chapter 52, 6 Days War
Dad got a special gift for his birthday, "a baby boy". It all started about a year before, late spring of 1967, we just returned from the town's public swimming pool. The 6th grade teacher led us to the gym building for an assembly. "What is it all about?" Ruti asked. "It's probably about our swimming lessons, you saw how Uri pushed Tanya into the deep water and she didn't know how to swim," Nehama answered. I looked forward to those lessons. I loved the water, but I didn't know how to swim in deep water. Mom promised me that when I know how to swim well, she'll let me go with my friend to the beach unsupervised. "Quiet! Quiet everyone!" The principal yelled, "Quiet!" The whole school was there even the little kids from the special 1st grade. "We gathered here today for a very important reason, so I want everybody to cooperate and pay attention. There is a possibility that Israel will be going to war. As you, ...