"Sifordio": On the Scythians, Nehemiah ben Avraham and one historical mistake Yitzhak Toito - author of the book "Gathering Gifts from the Floor"
The illegal immigrant
An old radio, passed down to me as an inheritance.
Radio with history.
He boarded with my parents on the immigration ship she brought
them to Israel in 1947
So he is included in the definition of an illegal immigrant. Qualifying
My mother said that most of the sailing time until they arrived
On the shores of the country she sat on it.
She was afraid that someone would covet the handsome man.
Before he set foot on the holy ground he was banished by me
The British to Cyprus.
Later he arrived in a suburb of Haifa called
Then 'Havasa', then 'Ben-Dor', today, part of Nesher - Tel Hanan.
As part of his settlement of the country, he moved to Shiv Zion in Haifa
Then to Allenby and now he is in my living room.
He sits in peace and calm and receives from me the royal honor he deserves
which he earned honestly.
He was here before I was born and he will be here after. Probably.
The new technology does not treat it with the respect it deserves.
I am.
Because he is different. different. Not another device.
He would say good things. Beautiful, interesting.
For example, he started the day with morning exercise.
At noon, when I came back from school, he would tell a story.
He called it - Radio Tashchit.
the broadcaster
He had a series in sequels called 'The Red Cat'…
About the exploits of an intelligent and cute cat. And in many ways he was educated.
And he spoke Hebrew beautifully and eloquently and never slurred his mouth.
And with him, and only with him, we heard Nehemiah.
And we didn't just hear.
We laughed, jumped, danced, ranted and sometimes got angry.
That's how it is with Nehemiah. Nehemiah ben Avraham.
Nehemiah was the ultimate soccer game broadcaster.
There is no one like him. nothing.
And there is not a single moment with Nehemiah.
He would not stop talking for a moment, and at record speed
Describes the game at the pace of a shooting machine
And all in his unique voice and the exact humor and grace of Oh La Nehemiah.
And son a kick there or a punch here
Commenting on this, praising that, or criticizing another.
And the game is played in your imagination exactly according to its broadcast
the fastest experience.
And if for some reason there is a pause in the game.
It's just the game that stopped. Nehemiah does not stop.
Because then, he can give you an overview of that player
Or that one, from the moment of his birth, through his difficult life as a child in the neighborhood
Not easy, his score sheet, until his arrival in the team
who didn't think to accept him and today he is the big star...
Why?
Because... because... and there is more... and more... and more...
There are no breaks at Nehemiah's...
In the pre-television era, we had nothing but Nehemiah.
And now that I think for a moment, if he were here with us,
It would have been better to turn off the TV and listen to Ben Avraham.
When our team scored a goal, he was in the clouds
And we are with him.
And when we lost, he would be sad and we would be sad.
And as usual, his speech does not stop for a moment.
He would put us in the right mood. Always.
And so, at the end of every game and every result there was
We always won.
Because we always gained something permanent.
We gained two hours with Nehemiah.
Today's radio does not have Nehemiah.
And in general, today's radio has lost it.
don't understand anything Not up to par.
Smart too
That one, used to work on lamps. Tubes.
And in general, he was smart.
how smart
So. in its lower part, which looks like
A storage compartment, it had a turntable.
Not just any turntable. You could give him a ten
records together. one on top of the other. in height.
He would play the first one.
When he was done, he would drop the other one. Play it up
which ends and so on, one after the other. 10 records, ten.
That's smart.
A historical mistake
Without a far-reaching thought, when it's over
The era of records I threw away the turntable
And I turned the place into a storage compartment.
Another storage compartment. Mistake.
I inadvertently destroyed a part of history.
Ai… Ai… Ai… What a mistake.
At least I stayed with his special design.
and with the accompanying memories.
Yitzhak Toito
Yitzhak Toito, born in Haifa - 1956. Only son of six other brothers and one sister (yes, there is such a possibility). The setting of his childhood ranged mainly from the lower city to the splendor of the Carmel.
After four years of service in one of the Navy's elite units, he turned to teaching, and until recently served as a fitness trainer and physical education teacher at a high school.
These days his book was published "pick up gifts from the floor" whose plot takes place mainly in Haifa.
Has a master's degree in education and a bachelor's degree in physical education.
Charming and exciting.
Wonderful writing that deals with the current affairs of those memories that were burned into our lives as children.
I'm not a fan, but the radio thing speaks to me in particular, we also had something similar.
I was also captivated by the red-haired cat sitting in the corner, to Michal Ben Hanan's morning exercise, to Yom's song in the morning.
Efi Netzer and a group of singers teach a song every Sunday, another world...
Thank you Isaac for the refreshing and moving writing.
Thank you very much, very excited.
Feel free to follow the weekly story every Friday.
The best remembered radio.
For a moment you brought him back to my living room. Why did I throw it away too...ugh.
It's fun to read your stories.
The talented Yitzhak Toito... how much respect and life he gave to a radio device that was, and at least since then, many more have come to this device... that gave us information, communication. But what... the writer chose to honor this device, as if he was an important member of the family... the story of his ascension until he settled permanently in an apartment in Haifa. Zimmer, the pleasant, told, and also....the football games broadcast by Avraham ben Nehemiah on the radio...an experience that is looked forward to and cherished with great excitement. Thank you Yitzhak, for the reading experience, and I also managed to get attached to this device, here, with humor and excitement????
Thank you beautiful
I really enjoyed the article! Thanks.
By the way, this receiver can be refurbished and run like new. It can probably be renovated to be better than it was originally.
That turntable was suitable for 78 rpm records, at best, it usually thought of itself as a lathe.
He had a selector. With the option of two rotation modes.
Two voices from the radio were the soundtrack of our childhood. The first Nehemiah ben Avraham and the second Michael ben Hanan. We also had such a big radio at home that my brother took apart to understand how it worked. Video that if you want to hear something on this radio you have to wait a few minutes for the tubes to warm up unlike nowadays if a few seconds have passed and the system has not started working then you have to replace it.
You bring us beautiful memories written with grace
Thanks Moise, you did describe correctly.
A lovely story - my parents also had a very similar radio, but they bought it in Israel, I remember how the turntable with the records would rotate and as a child I was mesmerized as the record that ended fell and the next record began to play.
Thank you Lily
Wow - super gracious. If there were many like you in Haifa, this city would be at its peak. There is no one like you Itzik and Dash at home
Thanks Aria, glad you enjoyed it
Dear Isaac,
It's almost Shabbat and I haven't seen your Shabbat story that brings me with a smile of nostalgia,
Since it didn't appear, I thought it was over)
Only now I discover that you did write, as always, great, original, interwoven with humor.
inhale……
Our home also has a radio from that period. The company was "Pai" and it was used as part of the home's furniture. We heard Michael Ben Hanan, the morning exercises, chapters of hazanot, mother and child, songs as you wish, the section for searching for relatives. My father used to wander and look for foreign stations, maybe he would hear something new. Today is lighter but also colder.... Thanks for the stories that remind you of a time in which you grew up.
Thank you Lily