Kibbutz Kfar Charuv, Israel
Since I was 10 I wanted to come to live in
Israel. For 10 years I saved everything I could
about Israel. At the end of High School I tried to
come on a Year Course but my parents wouldn't pay.
After Collage I paid for myself by working in the dining
room in the dorm and Arbby's at weekends.
At the age of 20 I finally got my dream. I
landed in Israel on Simchat Tora in 1974. I felt
that I had come home. I was on the second
garin on Kibbutz Kutra, after 3 months I did an
Ulpan on Kibbutz Galed.
The first Chanuka I saw the Sevivon and said
to myself, "something is weird here". Then I
finally figured it out. The lettering was
different. The letter "shin" was a "pei". Oh
my g-d I thought, I did it, I am "po" (here) and not
"sham" (there).
I have been living "po ve'sham"; ever since
and haven't regretted it at all. I have 4 kids
moved Kibbutzim 5 times with the family. Have a son in
the Tank core, am getting Chemotheropy for very active
Cancer, and Every day I say THANK YOU that I am where I
always wanted to be!
