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From: Monica
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 5:58 AM
To: Katz, Iddo; Brosh, Ayelet
Subject: Hello from Jerusalem
Importance: High
Hello to both of you from Jerusalem!!!
First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank so very much
for everything both of you have done for me. It is unbelievable how you and
the NBN organization have done such an outstanding job. Within four days I
had my Teudat Ole and Teudat Zehut -- amazing. Your partnership with NBN
has definitely facilitated all the olim and just doing that you made our
lives so much easier and uncomplicated with no red tape or bureaucratic
problems. [Iddo Katz] YASHER KOACH TO YOU AT THE ALIYAH CENTER AND NBN.
So I sent this email to my friends in America and since I consider you my
friends also (AND I hope we can keep in touch) I am also forwarding it to
you:
QUOTE
I just got my Bezek line (Bezek is the phone company here)
today so until a few days ago I was unable to access the
internet at all.
There is so much I would like to say so I will start from the beginning, OK?
The flight was great and very emotional. Tony Gelbart (one of the Founders
and Sponsors of the official flight came by and spoke with everyone of us --
a very good human being.) I heard that the aliyah was televised by CNN and
the New York Times had an article about it so if I get my hands on it I will
send it to you. Also, try Kuma.org.
The only snag was that one of my suitcases came with the second flight so I
had to wait until it arrived and I got home at about 6pm Jerusalem time so
Max and I were exhausted.
My landlord and his family took me in and I am now part of the Shimoni
family and Nira (one of the daughters and I hit off pretty well and we
became very good friends and better than sisters). I believe that G_D has
truly blessed me with so many good people everyone has been so kind and so
helpful that I have tears in my eyes and I thank G_D every morning and night
and also in between.
Life is beautiful here in Eretz Israel and my paperwork is ALL done so I
have my Israeli ID card and my Teudat Ole, a bank account, etc... I love my
apartment -- it is actually a one bedroom apartment with a enormous balcony
of the size of my bedroom in New York. No need for airconditioners here
there is a breeze all the time and at night I have to use a quilt because it
gets pretty chilly.
I had dinner in Tel Aviv last Shabbat with the whole mishpahat (about 25
people) actually it was barbecue -- near Jaffo and on Saturday we went to
the Dead Sea -- AWESOME PLACE -- and had dinner at friend's house.
By the way, except for computers and the like, appliances here are fairly
inexpensive -- I bought a 29 inch TV Lenco (a Sony brand) for NIS 1,620
including delivery (US$343) NOT BAD right? I will buy appliances here even
if it is a little bit more expensive (which they are not) and help the
Israeli economy.
I still have so much to tell you but hopefully I will see you here soon and
we can catch up.
UNQUOTE
So, Iddo and Ayelet, I truly appreciate everything you have done for me and
allowing me to come to my home. Hope we can keep in touch.
With warm regards,
Monica Georgiadis
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