May 15th, 1951
Tel Aviv

Sweetheart,

I get your two letters – one from (unintelligible) and one from Paris and was quite happy to have something firsthand. How is your lumbago? You must take great care, Poiky, because otherwise it will give you a lot of trouble. I had it once when I was sweet 17, so it can’t be a sign merely of old age. The best thing is to keep warm and I advise a bandage, something like I wear myself. Don’t be foolish about it. I hear you have settled the affair in (unintelligible) though you are not getting as much as was originally planned. It would be much better if you could all pull together. Your father says W. particularly wants to have the best of everything and that one cannot work on such a basis. I quite see that.

After a most awful Khamsin the weather cleared today and I took the children to the beach. I think all the mothers pitied us because Moshe will keep on making a bee line for the water and I have to run after him. Today he fell right in – and loved it! and I got my feet soaked into the bargain! Then he escaped on to the road and I retrieved him and Liki barefoot. But the funniest part was when he started stroking a lady’s face, who had sprawled out in the sand and was sleeping, to all appearances. She was so startled that she sat up with a scream probably thinking that someone wanted to have fun and games with her, and saw nothing but a funny, puzzled baby stare. Yesterday Liki went to the Guts after refusing to go out with me. Mrs Gut more or less picked her up and she seemed to have had the time of her life there since she cried bitterly upon being taken home. I took the kids to Malchi’s today. He sends his best regards. Rachel has gone to Jerusalem with the child to see an eminent children’s doctor. They say he is the best in the Middle East.

I got the parcel from Germany today with many photos. I took some down tonight and showed them to your people. There was also an old letter of mine which had been sent back from Paris. Hope you had post from me meanwhile. I told you I had had a letter from the Director of the School.

Rebecca hasn’t come back yet and there is plenty of work. Feel I could go to bed this minute and fall asleep straightaway.

There is going to be trouble when the new ration books are going to be distributed next week because the children must be entered on the Rosh Mishpacha card, that (unintelligible)*  you, and (unintelligible) have already warned me that there will be complications. I shall try to have myself made into the Rosh M. but don’t expect it will work since you are on the register.

Whenever I dress Liki in one of your presents people remark on her clothes and I must say everything was chosen with good taste and there is plenty now. If you are still thinking in terms of buying – only for the winter, otherwise it will be wasted, really. Must close now Poiky. Hope to hear soon and let me know whether you got my letters. All love and kisses and hugs,

Bossy.

Your grandfather is ill again, like last time.

Have you been reading about Ben Gurion’s American tour? He will come back swollen headed all right. They kiss his car and his clothes (unintelligible)