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ds about new discoveries or a successful experiment in one of the scientific journals,
he repeats each sentence, forgetting momentarily his shyness and describing the discovery
with wonder to anyone willing to listen.
Y israel spent the first few years of his life in poverty; even today, the family's situation is not
rosy. Nevertheless, every winter Yisrael collects old clothing and other items and donates
them, along with his pocket money, to the children of the nearby refugee absorption camp.
H e helps his friends with their studies, and hopes to become a teacher. His wish is "that all
residents of the state should have an income and that there should be no-one who is out
of work."
The boy from the "falling apart neighborhood"
"I'm happier to be an 'independence child' than I would be to win the lottery," says Hanokh
Yisrael Sacks, who lives in the infamous "falling apart" neighborhood of Afula. Why is the
neighborhood falling apart? Because the walls of all the buildings have cracked, and the
fissures are so great that Hanokh can look out of them and talk with the children in the
neighboring apartment.
The greatest event in Hanokh's life, in his opinion, was when his younger brother
arrived. "He was so red…" He also remembers the great parade that was held in Tel Aviv
on Independence Day. "My father prepared a surprise for me, and took me there. It was
terribly crowded, and my father put me on his shoulders. That way I was able to watch
what was going on. Suddenly my shoes fell into the crowd, and we couldn't find them.
Front pages of children’s newspapers from 1948:
HaTzofeh LeYeladim from May 13 and June 20, 1948
Other Perspectives 233
he repeats each sentence, forgetting momentarily his shyness and describing the discovery
with wonder to anyone willing to listen.
Y israel spent the first few years of his life in poverty; even today, the family's situation is not
rosy. Nevertheless, every winter Yisrael collects old clothing and other items and donates
them, along with his pocket money, to the children of the nearby refugee absorption camp.
H e helps his friends with their studies, and hopes to become a teacher. His wish is "that all
residents of the state should have an income and that there should be no-one who is out
of work."
The boy from the "falling apart neighborhood"
"I'm happier to be an 'independence child' than I would be to win the lottery," says Hanokh
Yisrael Sacks, who lives in the infamous "falling apart" neighborhood of Afula. Why is the
neighborhood falling apart? Because the walls of all the buildings have cracked, and the
fissures are so great that Hanokh can look out of them and talk with the children in the
neighboring apartment.
The greatest event in Hanokh's life, in his opinion, was when his younger brother
arrived. "He was so red…" He also remembers the great parade that was held in Tel Aviv
on Independence Day. "My father prepared a surprise for me, and took me there. It was
terribly crowded, and my father put me on his shoulders. That way I was able to watch
what was going on. Suddenly my shoes fell into the crowd, and we couldn't find them.
Front pages of children’s newspapers from 1948:
HaTzofeh LeYeladim from May 13 and June 20, 1948
Other Perspectives 233
