I-Y Ikhumbula Indoda Ephawulekayo Enamandla Amangalisayo Nokuqina
Muva nje, umphakathi wakwa-Y uphatheke kabi ukuthola ngokudlula emhlabeni kwelungu lesikhathi eside lika-Y kanye nowasinda ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe, Lou Yehuda Strauss. U-Lou Strauss wabelane ngezinkumbulo eziningi ezinhle lapha e-Y. Amalungu omndeni wakhe asho ngesikhathi somngcwabo wakhe ukuthi wayekulangazelela kangakanani ukudla kwasemini nabangane bakhe nsuku zonke esikhungweni sethu sabadala, Isikhungo Sabantu Abadala Ukuphila Kahle (C.A.L.W), nokuhlanganyela emisebenzini eyahlukene e-C.A.L.W kwaze kwaba yilapho impilo yakhe ingasamvumeli.
Uzalelwe indodana yomnikazi wesitolo senyama edolobhaneni lase-Wachenbuchen, EJalimane, U-Lou wabhekana nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kokuqala okubi lapho eneminyaka eyisithupha kuphela ubudala, futhi uyise washona ngosuku lukaYom Kippur. Umama wakhe waphoqeleka ukuthi aziphilise, ngenxa yokufa kukayise, lapho abafowabo ababili abadala, U-Ernst kanye noSimon, kwadingeka ngisize. Naphezu kokuphothula amamaki aphezulu esikoleni samaJuda at 14, akakwazanga ukuya esikoleni esiphakeme futhi wafundela umsebenzi wokusika idayimane, kwaze kwaba yilapho uHitler eqala ukubusa, lapho umqashi wakhe waphoqeleka ukuba amdedele. Wayengakwazi ukuthola omunye umsebenzi ngaleso sikhathi ngenxa yokuthi wayengumJuda.
Kungalesi sikhathi lapho abafowabo, USimon kanye no-Ernst, wamncenga ukuba ashiye eJalimane. U-Ernst uhambe kuqala, ukuhlala nomndeni e-U.S., kuyilapho uLou noSimon befaka izicelo zokuthola ama-passport ukuze baye ePalestine, lapho uLou wayeseyedwa 14. Ngokuphikelela okukhulu kanye nesikhulu sikahulumeni simvumela ukuthi ahambe ngoba kuzoba njalo, ngamazwi ka-bureaucrat, “umJuda oyedwa kuleli zwe”, U-Lou wanikwa i-passport futhi wagibela isikebhe esiya e-Haifa kusukela ngosizo lwenhlangano yamaJuda, Patria, lapho kwadingeka awushiye wonke lo mndeni. USimon akakwazanga ukuphuma eJalimane futhi wathunyelwa ekamu lokuhlushwa. Ngosizo lwe-Red Cross, wakwazi ukuya eNgilandi ngemva kwempi. Umama wabo wayiswa eMinsk phakathi nempi, lapho engasindanga khona. ULou nabafowabo yibona kuphela emndenini wabo abenza kanjalo.
Ngemva kokufika e-kibbutz ePalestine, lapho aqale wafundiswa khona ukusebenzisa isibhamu nokugada umbhoshongo, ULou wacela ukujoyina iButho LaseBrithani kodwa watshelwa lokho ngoba uRommel wayeseseMpumalanga Ephakathi, kwakudingeka bagcine abantu abasha abaningi ePalestine, uma kwenzeka nje. Kunalokho, wayephethe imishini kwenye yengadi enkulu yamawolintshi kule ndawo. Wenza kanjalo, nokho, sebenza njengomunye wabashayeli bezindiza bokuqala bebutho elisha lezempi lakwa-Israeli ngemuva kwempi, nakuba ayengakaze acabange ukuthi uyakufanelekela ukwenza kanjalo. Wachitha iminyaka esuka endaweni engcolile eya endaweni eyijunkyard, ukuqoqa izingxenye eziyisipele ezivela ku-surplus spitfires amaNgisi awashiya ngemuva, okungenzeka ukuthi kwamsiza ukuba abe neqhaza emakhono akhe esikhathi esizayo njengomakhenikha.
Ngenkathi esePalestine, wahlangana washada nomkakhe, U-Eva, phakathi 1943, futhi baba nendodana yabo yokuqala, UDavide, phakathi 1949, owashaywa uvendle eneminyaka emibili. Indodana yakhe uDavide yabelana ngokuthi uyise wayezoyithwala ehlombe nomaphi lapho eya khona, ngakho-ke wayengeke "aphuthelwe lutho". Kungalesi sikhathi lapho uLou athatha khona isinqumo sokushiya kwa-Israel futhi athuthele eNew York, ukuze indodana yakhe ihlinzwe eyayikudinga. Ucele ukukhishwa unomphela ku-Israel Air Force futhi wakuthola. ngawo-1990 bathola ukuthi i-Y ibuya ukuzokwandisa izinhlelo ezazigxile kakhulu enhlanganweni 1956, umndeni wakhe wazinza eNew York City, futhi indodana yakhe yakwazi ukuthola ukuhlinzwa ayekufuna ngemiphumela ephumelelayo. Ngemva kokuhlala eNew York, yena nomkakhe baba nendodana yabo yesibili, U-Ralph.
Ngesikhathi eseNew York uLou wasebenza njengomakhenikha futhi ekugcineni waba negalaji likaphethiloli elinesitolo sokulungisa eBronx. Ngenxa yesizinda esivelele, kwadingeka ashiye ibhizinisi lakhe, kodwa imbangi yakhe emgwaqeni, okuwukuphela komnikazi wegalaji likaphethiloli wase-Afrika-waseMelika kuso sonke isifunda saseNew York ngaleso sikhathi, wamcela ukuba abe umlingani, ngenxa yemikhuba yebhizinisi kaLou ethembekile nenedumela. U-Lou wayethanda noma yini ephathelene nemishini namakhompyutha. Amadodana akhe ayeyokhumbula indlela ayekhononda ngayo kuwo ngokuthi “unosuku olubi, usuku olubi kakhulu ekuphileni kwakhe”, ngoba ikhompuyutha yakhe yayingasebenzi. Wasebenzisa ikhompuyutha yakhe kwaze kwaba yiminyaka yawo-90. Wayekuthanda nokuthatha izithombe. Umfowabo, Simon, wamnika ikhamera ngaphambi kokuba aye ePalestine. Yize ibanjwe kuye ngesikhathi efika khona, leyo khamera yokuqala ayitholile yavusa uthando lwakhe lokuthwebula izikhathi zabantu ezithombeni.
Ngenkathi ngihlala endaweni yaseWashington Heights, kwakuyi-YM & YWHA waseWashington Heights & Inwood, lapho athola khona umphakathi wamanye amaJuda angamaJalimane futhi wazizwa esekhaya. Kodwa okwahlukanisa u-Lou kwamanye amalungu omphakathi kwakuwumqondo wakhe ophawulekayo wokubekezelela nokungabandakanyeki, ukwamukela umphakathi ohlukahlukene noshintshayo endaweni yakhe, lapho lezi zindaba zazingavamile ukuxoxwa ngaleso sikhathi. Wamenywa njengesivakashi esihloniphekile ukuba abuyele edolobheni lakubo eJalimane, lapho ayejabulela ukuxoxa indaba yakhe ezinganeni zesikole lapho. Waqhubeka nokushintshanisa iHanukkah, Imikhonzo kaKhisimusi noNcibijane nomeya walelo dolobha nomkakhe, ngemva kwalokho.
Wayethanda iNew York City kanye nensada yayo: E-New York - ungaba nanoma yini, kube noma yini, bavela entweni futhi babe nakho konke. Kwakungu-Y, ngezindlela eziningi, isikhungo senkundla yezokuxhumana. Wayebheke ngabomvu ukudla kwasemini nabangane bakhe kanye namakilasi ansuku zonke ayenikezwa i-C.AL.W, ikakhulukazi amakilasi e-yoga ahlinzekwa abantu abadala kanye nemisebenzi exhaswe yi- 1933 Isikhwama esiklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukusekela i-German Jewish Émigré Community. Lapho impilo yakhe ingasamvumeli ukuba abambe iqhaza emisebenzini e-Y, usekelwe yizinsizakalo ezivela ku-Y's Hudson Community Project (Kuphephile Ekhaya), ixhaswe ngokukhululekile yi-UJA Federation of NY ngokubambisana nenhlangano, Ukuzisiza, esebenza nabasinde ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe, Ukuvakashela Izinkonzo Zomhlengikazi, kanye neMt. iSinayi. Izidlo zamaholide zamaJuda zazihlinzekwa yiThempeli i-Emanu-El.
U-Lou Yehuda Strauss uzokhunjulwa kakhulu yilabo bethu lapha emphakathini wakwa-Y. Ushiye emhlabeni amadodana akhe amabili, abazukulu abahlanu, nomzukulu oyedwa. Umkakhe we 60 sidale uhlelo lwetiyetha yomculo oluyingqayizivele lwentsha, U-Eva, washona phakathi 2003. Yena namanye amalungu afana naye bayisizathu esenza i-Y iqhubeke nefa layo lokweseka abasinde ekuQothulweni Kwesizwe nokuxoxa izindaba zabo.. U-Lou wayehlale ezimisele ukutshela umndeni wakhe indaba yakhe, abangani, kanye nabasebenzi bakwa-Y, futhi sithemba ukuthi singamtshela naye ngenkathi sikhumbula futhi siqapha inkumbulo kaLou.
Lala ngoxolo, umngane wethu othandekayo.
