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I remember when the state of Israel was founded. It was barely a year after I had returned from there. I remember the first Israeli consulate was in Taksim [square] and the first day the put up the Israeli flag, my then fiancée (later my wife) and my mother and I went there to watch. We were terribly excited and it was a very emotional experience.
We never thought of making aliya because we had our jobs here. Our families, friends were all here. There have been relatives who emigrated of course. My mother’s sister, my aunt, was one of the first to go before Israel was founded even and I had stayed at her house when I went there myself.
We never thought of making aliya because we had our jobs here. Our families, friends were all here. There have been relatives who emigrated of course. My mother’s sister, my aunt, was one of the first to go before Israel was founded even and I had stayed at her house when I went there myself.
Period
Year
1948
Location
Israel
Interview
Izak Sarhon