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before finally retiring to live full time in they are in New York earning enough to fund an
Jerusalem and play tennis. Or so I thought. additional year of touring while their father is in
Unexpectedly, I’m working for the East Jerusalem Kfar Saba developing five different internet ideas
Company rebuilding the Rova and the and their mother is Professing Philosophy at Tel
surrounding area, trying to get the Sheraton, a Aviv University. Keeping watch on the
former client of the agency, to build a hotel there; grandchildren while they dazzle us with growing
and a Canadian friend to put up Israel’s first up as we grow older (now in our 93s) has brought
Supermarket. Then came an offer from Haifa us to remain in the States far longer than we had
University I couldn’t refuse. ever anticipated. After their next batch of seeing
the world the grandchildren will decide where to
We rented out our Rova home and went off to start studying, whom to fall in love with, and
Canada to persuade students to spend a semester, where to raise their own children. Their decisions
or even a year, at Haifa U., and to raise funds for will affect us, as will our immediate children’s
the University. After a couple of good years doing decisions as they already enter retirement years,
that, I did several more years in the U.S. for the and we come closer to touring outer space.
Histadrut. By which time daughter and son-in-law
had opened an advertising art studio, first in Tel That’s a brief look at what can happen to a
Aviv, then expanding to New York, and then budding BBC actor when he joins Habonim.
building an upscale diet Vitalicious business There’s much, much more in my book titled
across the U.S. Meanwhile, our grandchildren in “This One”, a copy of which is in the Palmach
Israel completed their army service, and started Museum in Tel Aviv, and is available at
seeing the world as Israelis do these days. Now Amazon.com.
The Ages of … Alec Aylat
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