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Meet Javier. “It’s amazing how social media changed my life. Ten years ago when I came here I felt all alone. All of my friends and family where 10,000 miles away from me and The only way to connect with them was by a lousy payphone. Today I just need to log on Facebook, Twitter or Whatsapp and I get the latest news from back home.”
Meet Aharon. “I have been a carpenter for the past 40 years, But if I could turn back time I would rather be a sailor. There is something in the sea that has always mesmerized me.”
Meet Argo. “I was born in Kenya to the Maasai tribe and moved from The African Savanna to the concrete jungle of Tel Aviv. The thing I miss the most is walking around naked. There is no greater sensation than feeling the breeze over your naked body.”
“When I was a kid I suffered a lot from bullying and was not treated fairly. Every day in elementary school I was abused, but it was not ‘ordinary abuse’. I would be beaten, spat on, bonded in the shelter, and shouted at: HOMO, HOMO, HOMO (gay in Hebrew). The worst part was that I was excommunicated. The kids burned my books and my notebooks. The SHITTY principal did nothing to help me and even threatened to kick me out of school if I continued complaining to her about being abused. I didn’t want my parents to know about my situation so I kept quiet and kept to myself hoping that it would all pass along. That is the reason why I decided to open a kindergarten when I was older. Kids are born pure, but they are checking their boundaries all the time. In that process they can behave ...
Meet Rene. “I got my first tattoo when I was sixteen as part of my ‘rebellion’ against my parents. I don’t think my daughter will have one at that age. She will probably think it’s not that rebellious.”
Meet Ronia; “Did you ever hear about The Lost Tribes of Israel? Well, you’re looking at one of its descendants. I was born in Manipur (a state in northeastern India), and my family made Aliyah (immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the Land of Israel) when I was a year old. We’re the lost descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh, who were exiled during the Babylonian captivity. We were “discovered” by Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail, who recognized our Jewish heritage, which includes: Brit milah (male circumcision), religious Holidays that are similar to those of Judaism, and similar religious practices. I feel Jewish and I do feel part of this place, but sometimes you get the feeling that you need to prove your Judaism. Israel can be very “in your face,” where total strangers will ask you direct, personal questions. I have been asked many times if I’m a foreign worker ...