A s the weeks passed Gedalya Neiman threw himself into the construction of his family’s new home. It helped pass the time until his wife returned from her dangerous mission and he welcomed the distraction. Every evening after returning from kollel he took Benny and Tzipi up to see how their new home was progressing.
The children looked forward to this time alone with their father after a day spent with their lively cousins in the apartment below. It connected them to each other and it afforded the opportunity to share some of the events of their days and to discuss their adjustments to their new life in Israel.
“Today was our last day” Tzipi announced stepping over a reel of electric wiring. “I can’t believe the school year is over already.”
“Does that mean you have vacation now until the new school year starts?” Benny did not try to hide his resentment. “What will you do all summer?”
