Book & Cook

Just before the summer vacation we moved to a new house on the “ Se’ora ” Street – Barley Street. This neighborhood was called Ein HaTchelet – the blue fountain. It had streets named after the seven important agricultural species of Israel. Like Date, Fig, Pomegranate, Wheat, Barley, Grapes, and Olives. They were mostly short streets. I had friends in almost every street who went to school with me. That summer Mom had to continue work for half a day to be able to pay the rent and to be able to save for a house of our own. So, she had a plan for us kids. Avi stayed with his friend Moshiko the Turkish boy from the end of our street with his mom who watched over them. I assigned to a morning “ Keitana ” - Day Camp. The town of Netanya like other towns, sponsored a public day camp so people could send their kids cheaply for some activities. Of course, there were other private day camps, but they were too expensive for us.    To tell you the truth, I hated it. First, I had to ...