Chapter 99, Le Havre
Dede my cousin David ( Dede ) woke me up at 3:30 AM and we drove for two hours to a small town outside of Paris. We set up his tent and spread all the children’s cloths he was selling. Not many people were shopping that day, may be because of the cold weather. I felt bad for him, he promised to pay me for my help that he didn’t really need so I told him I will work with him just till the end of the week and leave. He had a ten-year-old boy who was busy at public school in the morning, Hebrew school in the afternoon, Synagogue service every Friday night and Saturday morning. On Sunday again Hebrew school. “Does he have a day off?” I asked Dede . “Oh, I had it worse when I was his age, I had to help my father too.” “That’s tough!” “Life is not easy for us here; it is hard to make a good living.” “So, why don’t you move to Israel?” I asked. “And do what?” he asked in return, “I can’t start a new busines. Mayb...