Rav Yitzchak Dovid Grossman reflects on half a century of miracles in this turned-around development town
Migdal Ha’emek, in the center of the Lower Galilee, was probably the most notorious of these towns, the poster child of the gritty immigrant cities in the 1950s and ’60s.
Enter the town today, though, and you’ll see something more like a tidy inner-ring suburb: solidly middle-class, well-maintained modest houses in neat yards, thriving shops and businesses. An entire section of the town is given over to a large, landscaped educational campus.
As we arrive at the modern, well-appointed head office of Migdal Ohr Institutions, the mayor of Migdal Ha’emek, Eli Barda, is taking leave of his host, Rav Yitzchak Dovid Grossman.
The mayor’s bearing is all deference and respect as he and his staff back out of the office. Rav Grossman blesses the mayor with heartfelt wishes for success, which Barda accepts gratefully.
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