It was 1955 and Miriam was 21. She was married to Hananiah. He was the brother of her first husband, Yossi. Yossi died early in their brief marriage. Hananiah and Miriam named their first son Yossi in honor of his uncle. Sadly, he didn’t make it to his second birthday. I don’t know the details … Continue reading From Morocco to Israel
“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”~Michael J. Fox We lived in Israel for a total of 10 years from early 1994 to the end of 2005. The differences between our cultures were immense, sometimes enormous. Things would often strike me as odd or unusual. A short time after I emigrated, I went … Continue reading Family Ties
As I prepared my simple meal, I began to experience some deja vu. I felt like I was back in Miriam’s kitchen! As my memories began tumbling out, I raced to the computer. That is how the Breakfast with Miriam series was born. Continue reading About
Breakfast at Miriam’s When I was 35, I moved to Israel. I lived in my in-law’s home in the beginning. Having been a product of a middle class, suburban family in the suburbs of Chicago, I was used to everyone having their own “space” ? Not only was most of the space shared, but it … Continue reading Emigrating to Israel
Breakfast with Miriam 