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Ramblings NUMBER 321 www.delrayvillas45.com JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2016

Board of Directors Meeting

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Time: 7:30 PM

“B” Building

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 homeowners association

From the President Sy Weiss

From the Editor Linda Solomon

I was so looking forward to coming north for the

summer, spending time with my “new” summer

friends [this opposed to my “old” summer friends

from my youth back in the day]. However, once again

my mother’s favorite phrase came back to haunt me -

“man makes plans and G-d laughs.”

Just the day before we left Delray Villas, our

whole world was turned topsy turvy by the loss of our

beloved dog, Shayna. We have dreaded that day for

almost a full year after her diagnosis of lymphoma in

April of 2015. She got the best of care from her on-

cologist in Hollywood, Dr. Rebecca Seaman, who was

recommended by her wonderful veterinarian, Dr.

Martin. It was Dr. Martin who had made the diagno-

sis and he came to the house to do his last act of kind-

ness for our girl on May 10th. This was exactly one

month shy of the twelve years we had and loved our

darling, Shayna. We left the next day.

So, as I said, everything changed for us. We had

never taken the biyearly sojourn without Shayna. And

we had had a routine - one of us drove and the other

sat in the back with Shayna. Now, we found ourselves

sitting together in the front seats. It was strange; it

was sad.

Then when we got here, we had to de-Shayna yet

another house. Everywhere we look, there is some-

thing to remind us of her. She was a dog with a big

personality. Everyone who entered our home became

her “aunt” or “uncle” and was not allowed to just sit

until they had given her a treat from her cookie jar to

which she ushered each and every one.

Bonnie says I should not keep saying that I will

never have another dog. She says I should just say,

“not now.” One thing is for certain, however, I will

never have another one like Shayna. Linda

Since this is our last Ramblings for the summer, I

want to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved

in keeping our community looking as good as it does. We

are going into the rainy season. Let’s hope our lakes stay

full so that our grass looks beautiful all summer long.

We are going into hurricane season, so make sure that

you keep plenty of water and batteries on hand for any

emergencies.

Don’t forget the Yellow Dot and NAP programs. For

any assistance call your committee chairs for their help.

Board meetings are ALWAYS on the second Tuesday

of every month. Looking forward to seeing MOST of you

there next month!

Last and most important - have a healthy and GREAT

summer!

Sy

General Meeting

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Time: 7:30 pm

“A” Building

Community

Channel 8001

Is up and

running!

Channel 8001 on U-verse (formerly Channel 63 at

Comcast) is now available for your perusal.

PLAT IV/V Ramblings. . . PAGE 2

PLAT 4/5 RAMBLINGS

Editor Linda Solomon 498-9338

6675 Overland Drive

Delray Beach, FL 33484

498-9338 917-747-8660 (c)

[email protected]

Associate Editor Bonnie Siegel 498-9338

Advertising Manager Judy LaCorte 495-6899

Distribution Joe LaCorte 495-6899

Harvey Lazaroff 498-8691

Contributors to the Newsletter:

Judy La Corte ~ Lloyd Lukens ~ Dennis Michalic ~

Sharon O’Halloran ~ Iris Pavey ~ Carol Slotkin ~

Bob Townsend

2016 PLAT 4/5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

President Sy Weiss 381-4456

Vice Pres. Lew Leon 495-9010

Secretary Bernie Rosenberg 499-1673

Treasurer Sheila Lane 381-7725

COMMITTEES Alliance Judy & Joe LaCorte 495-6899

Architectural Iris Pavey 498-1375

Inspection Carol Michalic 270-7211

Interviews Lew Leon 495-9010

Bill Yesowitch 502-905-7973

Lakes & Canals Butch Herbst 445-2079

Lights Dennis Michalic *270-7211

Maintenance Butch Herbst 445-2079

Parliamentarian Lew Leon 495-9010

Pest Control Carol Michalic 270-7211

Pool Assistants Tony Costa 508-801-3300

Milt Schreiber *381-3894

Ramblings Linda Solomon *498-9338

Roads Joe La Corte 495-6899

Butch Herbst 637-7882

Website Alan Shwartz *376-4040

www.delrayvillas45.com

55+ Lew Leon 495-9010

Welcoming Diane Weiss 381-4456

Pat Lazaroff 498-8691

RECREATION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

Tony Costa 508-801-3300

Pat Lazaroff 498-8691

Joan Rosenberg 499-1673

* Non-Board Members

Board and General Meeting

ORDER OF BUSINESS*

Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence

Roll call of the Board of Directors

Reading of last Board of Directors/General Meeting

minutes

Correspondence Bernie Rosenberg

Reports:

Treasurer Sheila Lane

Committees:

Alliance Lew Leon and Joe and Judy La Corte

Architectural Iris Pavey

Inspection Carol Michalic and Marty Dreiblatt

Interviews Lew Leon and Bill Yesowitch

Maintenance Butch Herbst

Lakes /Ponds Butch Herbst

Pest Control Carol Michalic

Roads /Lights Joe La Corte

Rec Board Tony Costa, Pat Lazaroff, Joan

Rosenberg

55 Plus Lew Leon

Web Site Alan Shwartz

Ramblings Linda Solomon

Welcome Committee Diane Weiss, Pat Lazaroff

Lollypop/Carriage Lights Dennis Michalic

NAP Dennis Michalic

Yellow Dot Carol Michalic

Old Business

New Business

Good and Welfare

NEIGHBOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Do you need N.A.P.?

Please contact

Dennis Michalic (chair)

561-270-7211.

YELLOW DOT PROGRAM Got the Dot?

It could save your life!

Contact Carol Michalic

561-270-7211

Yellow Dot

DELRAY VILLAS WE CARE

Until further notice the We Care program

at Delray Villas is not active. You can still

borrow medical equipment. See below:

FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CALL:

PLAT 4/5

Marty Dreiblatt 865-0991

David Goldstein 499-5098


JUNE

Happy Birthday

1. Clocks and Watches

2. China

3. Crystal and Glass

4. Electrical Appliances

5. Silverware

6. Wood

7. Desk Sets-Pen & Pencil

Sets

8. Linens and Laces

9. Leather

10. Diamond Watches

And Jewelry

11. Fashion Jewelry and

Accessories

12. Pearls or Colored Gems

13. Textiles or Furs

14. Gold Watches and Jewelry

15. Watches

16. Silver Holloware

17. Furniture

18. Porcelain

19. Bronze

20. Platinum Watches and

Jewelry

Happy Anniversary Happy Birthday

Flower of the Month - Rose

01 Pat Lazaroff

Judy Tonkin

02 Richard Cohen

03 Ronnie Robbins

06 John Ventura

07 June Doughty

09 Steve Turnoff

13 Gladys Zavodnick

15 Harry Arbesfeld

Philip Kullback

Betty Lenk

Phyllis Palatt

Harvey Snetsky

16 Joan Rosenberg

17 Edwin McNulty

Sal Gianfortone

19 Ruth Weiser

21 Iris Gross

24 Jerry Elzas

25 Thomas Lane

Tadeuse Wojdalski

28 Charlotte Byer

Sandy Einhorn

Francis Meltzer

Frank Ricci

29 Bernice Friedman

30 Edzia Koblenc

03 Stephen & Jeanie Saunders

Anthony & Mena DiGiorgio

15 Judy & Bill Yesowitch

19 Iris & Steven Gross

20 Bruce & Georgiana Danna

24 Ron & Linda Weinberg

25 Marvin & Sandy Einhorn

Seymour & Evelyn Silver

27 Pat & Joanni Mullaney

GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) CANCER ( JUNE 22 - JULY 22)

14 Flag Day

19 Father’sDay

20 Summer Begins BIRTHDAY-ANNIVERSARY UPDATE

For those new residents or those who find errors, please com-

plete by printing the following form and return to the Editor,

Linda Solomon.

Name

(first and last)

Birthday

Significant Other’s Name (include last name if different)

Birthday

Anniversary

SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS Happy 53rd Anniversary to

Keith and Shirley Young


Happy Birthday JULY

CANCER - JUNE 22 - JULY 22

LEO - JULY 22 - AUGUST 21

Happy Birthday AUGUST

LEO - JULY 22 - AUGUST 21

VIRGO - AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 21

Birthstone - Ruby

Larkspur, flower of the

month of July

4 Independence Day 24 Parents Day

01 Anthony DiGiorgio

02 Raena Zucker

04 Steven Gross

07 Helen Nunberg

Fran Costa

09 Albert Newman

Connie Leo

Cathy Gianfortone

15 Ira Eisenberg

Karolyn Harker

17 Christina Scott

18 Irving Wildman

19 Linda Mostov

21 David Sims

22 Jordan Goldberg

Sonia Hertzan

23 Rosemary Marble

27 Leo Friedman

Tom Merker

28 Angela Secondino

Linda Solomon

31 Sheldon Stein

Happy Anniversary

13 Keith & Shirley Young

Gladiolus, flower of the

month of August

Birthstone - Peridot

08 Eve Nachmias

10 Judy Yesowitch

11 Issac Turansky

15 Esther Gold

Harvey Snetsky

16 Morris Goldberg

Mimi Williams

18 Rita Bloom

20 Phyllis Forster

25 Linda Weinberg

Ronna Townsend

26 Pete Cannata

Lee Hoppen

Marilyn Liebman

Phyllis Rabinowitz

Mel Shapiro

28 Anna Ricci

29 Sandra Cohen

30 Wendy Balko Wilburn

31 Sara Shaw

Shirley Steinbach

Happy Anniversary 03 Edward & Barbara Catapane

08 Susan & Alan Shwartz

09 Roberta & Harvey Snetsky

13 Ronna & Bob Townsend

19 Iris & Steven Gross

26 Women’s Equality

Day 19 National Aviation Day

7 Purple Heart Day


DELRAY VILLAS CLUB NEWS

Club Name AFTER 6 SOCIAL CLUB Date/Time

Where

Topic

Collation

Club Name AMERICAN-ITALIAN CLUB Date/Time

Where

Topic

Collation

Club Name C.O.P Date Time Wednesday May 4 9:30AM

Where “B” Building - Viking Room

Topic Training

Collation Breakfast

Club Name DEBORAH Date/Time

Where

Topic

Deborah supports the Deborah Heart Hospital in New

Jersey. People who can not afford to pay for their pro-

cedures are helped for free.

Club Name MEN & WOMEN SOCIAL CLUB Date/Time

Where

Topic

Collation

Club Name NA’AMAT USA Date/Time

Where

Topic

Collation

Na’Amat supports care centers for children & women

in Israel

Delray Book Club

The Book Club meets on the first Monday of every

month at 1-2 PM in the Ceramics Room of the “B”

Building. Books will be available at the Hagen Ranch

Library. You must ask for the book by its title. Below is

the 2016 list for discussion through August:

June 6 - Desire Lines by Christine Baker Kline

July 11 - Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picault

August 8 - The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

If you have any questions, contact Leslie Boardman

at [email protected] or by telephone: 561-808-7600

or 215-208-3652.

Club Name GUYS AND DOLLS CHORUS Date/Time Tuesdays (weekly) 10:00 AM

Where “B” Building - Viking Room

Topic Fun Songs for everyone

Call Mel Goldstein at 381-0131

Attention Scrabble Players

We are trying to restart our Scrabble Club. We

meet on Thursdays from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Card

Room of the “B” Building. Call if you are inter-

ested in joining us.

Michael Scott

908-2449

PET OWNERS BEWARE!

A three-foot alligator has been spotted in

our lake! Pet owners should make sure to

keep their pets on a leash and be careful

around the lakes.


CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL

OF DELRAY VILLAS Submitted by Vol. Captain Lloyd Lukens

WHAT TO DO WHEN

HACKERS HOLD YOUR COMPUTER

HOSTAGE AND DEMAND CASH

RANSOM - Computer Ransom is a form of malware crimi-

nals use to lock you out of your computer by encrypting files

and holding them for ransom for a specific dollar amount. If

you don't pay you can potentially say goodbye to your photos,

tax documents, and other files you have saved over the years.

How they get you – Ransom ware doesn't just pop up on

your computer by magic. You actually have to download it.

EMAIL hackers can determine your location and send email

that looks like they're from companies based in your country -

“US Postal Service,” “Fed Ex,” even during tax season when

you might receive a message that says it's from the “IRS.”

These are just not emails, however. They look official, but

they are not. Malware can be attached to them. An attack

known as a drive-by can get you if you simply visit certain

websites.

How to protect yourself - Believe it or not, the best way to

protect yourself is to constantly update your operating systems

software and apps like Adobe Reader. That means you should

always click that little “update” notification on your desktop,

phone, or tablet. Don't put it off. Beyond that you should al-

ways remember to back up your files. Back them up to a

cloud service like Amazon Cloud, Google Drive, or Icloud, or

to an external drive.

What to do if you’re infected -- Even if you followed all

of the above steps ransom ware could still infect your com-

puter or mobile device. If that’s the case, you have only a few

options. The easiest choice is to delete your computer or mo-

bile device and reinstall your operating system. You will lose

everything, but you won't have to pay a criminal who's hold-

ing your files hostage. Some security software makers also

sell programs that can decrypt your files. All the experts agree

that the average person should nerve pay the ransom - even if

it means losing your files. Paying ransom helps perpetuate a

criminal act and emboldens ransom ware makers.

THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DELRAY VILLAS

VOLUNTEER CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL, (C.O.P.) Unit # 16

Palm Beach County Sheriff Office has advised that if we

notify them before leaving for the summer they will arrange

for an extra patrol. The phone number for District 4 is 688-

4760. The phone number for non-emergencies is 688-3400.

Push button ignition switches have been responsible for a

number of deaths due to drivers forgetting to shut the ignition

after pulling into a garage. To help remind us to shut our igni-

tions, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office is making reminder

stickers available that can be put on doorways leading into the

house from the garage.

Mayor Mary Lou Berger told us that the County Commis-

sioners approved a one cent sales tax increase which is meant

to be used for roads, school buildings, parks, bridges and

more. A final public hearing will be held.

Kelly Jackson talked about IRS Tax Scams. She told us

that the IRS will never call, text or Email anyone demanding

payment, threatening to take us to court or arrest us. They will

also never ask for our Social Security Card or Credit Card

number. Besides trying to get our money scammers also want

to use our information to get prescription pain killers, estab-

lish a Utility Service, or open new accounts. Ways to mini-

mize the risk: ask the caller to mail you information, shred old

documents, remove mail from your mailbox promptly, review

statements, do not put personal identifying information on

Social Media, and change all pertinent passwords. To report

an IRS impersonator go to TIGTA.gov.

Bonnie Conrad from the Area Agency on the Aging ad-

vised that scammers sell information to each other. She sug-

gested hanging up on callers you are unsure of, and then call-

ing them back if you wish. Never be intimidated by "We Need

This Information now or ..." Some scams are telling us a fam-

ily member is in the hospital or jail and they need our credit

card number. Another is we won a lottery or cruise and a pay-

ment is needed.

Laura Corry from the South Florida Water Management

District made us aware that Rainy Season is May through Oc-

tober. To prepare for hurricanes we should check our drainage

system before major storms, clear obstructions to storm drains

and clean out swales.

Patrick Martin of the Lake Worth Drainage District told us

that residents should be educated about procedures to be fol-

lowed before and after a major storm. Any operable Weir

gates should be checked, lubricated and tested. They should

only be opened when authorized by the Lake Worth Drainage

District. Never walk or drive through flood water, you cannot

see where the road ends and a lake or canal begins. Downed

power lines can cause electrocution. The average size automo-

bile can begin to float in less than two feet of water.

Lori Baker and Jim Walsh from the Solid Waste Authority

say before a hurricane trees should be cut back and be thinned

out. Once a storm is named no major yard work should be

done. After the storm has passed, household garbage, recy-

cling and vegetative and construction storm debris should be

put in separate piles. Don't place any debris near a mailbox,

power line equipment, poles or storm drains.

Alliance Happenings Judy La Corte

Robert Nelton of the Palm Beach County Water Depart-

ment spoke on water conservation. We can test our toilet

tanks for leaks by using food coloring. Remove the toilet top

tank and place it on the floor, squirt a few drops of food color-

ing (blue works best) into the back of the toilet tank, wait

15/20 minutes and look in the bowl. If you see color, that indi-

cates there is a leak and the "flapper" inside the tank needs

changing.

The next meeting of the Delray Alliance will be Wednes-

day, September 5. Have a great summer!

Get Well Wishes

Phil Kullback

Rita Kullback

Richie Milici

Wally Siegel

Jan Stern


WELCOME NEW

NEIGHBORS

CAROL’S CORNER Photos by Carol Sloktkin

Susan Senor (Mostov)

6226 Dusenbug Road

Jorge & Michelle Firelles (Amsel)

13816 Kaiser Trail

Frank Esposito, Sr. (Cohen)

Frank Esposito, Jr.

6096 Dusenburg Road

ARCHITECTURAL

FOLLOW THE RULES

If you plan to do ANY outside work

on your house or property, be sure to

get architectural approval first !!!

Pick up an application from my patio (13675 Whippet

Way West) fill it out - sign it - return it to my patio.

Once the request has been approved, I will call you to

pick up the approval which then needs to be placed in

the front window of your house.

ANY QUESTIONS

Call Iris Pavey 498-1375

In Memoriam

Plat 4/5 remembers

We offer our sincere condolences to

Natalie and Milt Markowitz

on the passing of their daughter,

Andrea

May her memory be for a blessing.

MAINTENANCE REPORT

I would like to remind everyone that if you have

a maintenance problem, please fill out a form and

put it in the Mailbox that is in the Rec parking lot.

If there is an emergency, you can call first; if not,

fill out the form so we can handle the problem.

However, maintenance committee members are

also homeowners and would wish not to be dis-

turbed over a weekend.

Homeowners who plant flowers: you must water

them for the first thirty days - that’s your responsi-

bility; we will not put in fresh sprinkle heads as our

water system cannot take the overload. We water

our community only twice a week to make sure our

lakes stay as full as possible.

We will start our power washing again after the

holidays.

BUTCH


Talk of the Town by BOB TOWNSEND

MAKING THE BIG TIME

’ve been trying to reach my

former acting instructor to

tell him that I’ve finally

made The Big Time.

Back in the days when I was

stumbling through high school,

cutting classes, when the dog was

eating my homework and it was

apparent that I’d never be accepted at any legitimate col-

lege, my mom, fearing I had no direction, handed me lit-

erature from the Leland Powers School of Radio, Televi-

sion and Theatre in Boston. The literature boasted that

Walt Disney was an alumnus of Leland Powers. You may

have heard of Walt Disney. He and his mouse became

pretty famous. In fact, I think a couple of theme parks

might have been named after Disney.

Anyhow, the idea of enrolling at Leland Powers was

fantastic. I’d become a superlative actor and very rich

and famous on the stage or screen. In my freshman year

at Leland Powers, I delivered a sterling performance of

Lieutenant-Commander Philip Francis Queeg in The

Caine Mutiny Court Martial. After my brilliant rendition,

however, my acting instructor asked why I had come to

Leland Powers. I told him I was there to become a super-

lative actor on the stage or screen. My instructor said I

was wasting my time. I should be experiencing life. Any-

thing that I could be taught in my years at Leland Powers,

he theorized, I could pick up in a couple of months of

actual experience. Acting is about people. If I wanted to

become a superlative actor, I should study people; ride on

a subway and tell myself all about the other passengers,

where they are going and where they’ve been. So I quit

acting school and started riding the subway – the same

line each day, so I’d know where each individual was

going and where he or she had been.

It didn’t take me long to decide that I couldn’t afford

to spend my days and nights riding the subway here and

there and everywhere and simply observing people with-

out getting paid, so I found myself a job. I became a gen-

eral clerk in the Classified Advertising Department of the

Boston Herald-Traveler. It didn’t take an Einstein or a

Socrates or a Trump to figure out that working as a gen-

eral clerk in the Classified Advertising Department of the

Boston Herald-Traveler wasn’t what my acting instructor

had in mind when he told me to experience life. So I quit

the job and became a prize fighter, first as an amateur and

then pro.

After I gave up the ring, I was a newspaperman in my

hometown of Brockton, Massachusetts, for 29 years and

then a union negotiator and organizer in Manhattan for

15 years. My dream about The Roar of the Greasepaint,

the Smell of the Crowd was put on the back burner. In

fact, the only performing I did was in a 55-and-over

adult community drama club production in Monroe

Township, New Jersey. I played the demanding role of

George in the classic, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

You’ll recall Richard Burton played the part on the sil-

ver screen and I’m certain Burton was good, too, but I

received rave reviews. Of course, it was merely a one-

night drama club gig in a central Jersey clubhouse.

But, lo and behold, finally – all good things come to

those who wait – at long last, I’ve hit The Big Time in

my acting career. You may have seen it. It came in our

After 6 Club’s Studio 55+ 1970’s Retrospective, pro-

duced and directed by none other than Linda Solomon.

My wife, Ronnie, and I did our rendition of Sonny

and Cher’s All I Ever Need Is You. Obviously, I was

Cher. Hey, it had to be that way; Cher was taller than

Sonny! Our duet appeared to be pretty well received, but

that’s not the performance I’m expecting is going to

earn Ronnie and I stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

We also did our impersonation of Daddy Warbucks and

Annie. In this one, Ronnie, cute

as a button, could play the female

role. In order to be Warbucks, I

had to be beardless, moustache-

less and lordy, lordy; hairless -

small price to pay for the fame

and fortune that will follow now

that I’ve struck The Big Time.

Like I said, I’ve been attempt-

ing to reach my acting instructor to inform him of the

wonderful news that my name will soon be in lights and

like Daddy Warbucks, himself, I’ll be richer than Midas.

I also want to thank him for giving me the best advice

ever, the advice that turned my life around. That advice

was to drop out of school. But I’ve had a major problem

getting in touch with him. You see, I’ve forgotten his

name.

I

Are you in need of

Notary Public services?

If you live in Plat 4/5 those

services are available to you for free.

Call: Carol Michalic: 561-270-7211

Sharon’s Read submitted by SHARON O’HALLORAN


Henna House by Nomi Eve

Set in the early 1900s in the small village of Quaraah

a girl named Adela Damari cowers in her father’s shoe

making stall, hiding from the Confiscator. The Jews liv-

ing in the village are living in fear of the recent Orphan

Decree by the Emir. This decree says any Jewish child

left orphaned and not betrothed can be taken and raised

by the Muslim community. It is the Confiscator’s job to

be on the lookout for orphans or for children whose fa-

thers appear ill and whose parents have not found

spouses for their children. Adela’s father is not well and

she is fearful. Her parents try desperately to find her a

husband, but every betrothal ends in the demise of her

intended. With that reputation, few other families are

willing to enter into an engagement. Then her father’s

brother, a trader, comes to the village with his son, Alef.

Quickly an engagement contract is signed. But Adela

has already fallen under the spell of her boy cousin, who

dares to ride a horse when Jews are not allowed to ride

horses. They spend time together playing house in their

secret cave. But Alef and his father leave to continue

their intercontinental trade; he does promise to return to

fulfill the marriage contract. Years pass, and he does not

return. As her father battles his illness, her mother des-

perately agrees to let Adela marry an older man who

already has a wife. Adela fears her impending puberty as

it means that she will have to marry this man.

Adela has always been intrigued by henna and the

intricate patterns that both Jewish and Arab women

adorn themselves with. Her mother is opposed to these

rituals and it is another aspect of the mother/daughter

relationship that is difficult. Adela is the youngest and

only girl in a large family of brothers. Her mother is

tired and fearful and often in disagreement with her hus-

band. She is against Adela learning to read and vehe-

mently opposed to her participating in henna rituals.

Then Barhun, another brother of her father’s, comes to

town with his wife Rahel and daughter Hani. Rahel and

Hani are adorned with henna and Rahel is a well known

henna artist. Adela is freed from her mother’s restric-

tions when her aunt leverages her mother’s approval by

using a secret that she has been keeping for Adela’s

mother. Mysteriously, after Hani tells Adela she will

never have to marry the older man, he is found dead af-

ter Hani takes a basket of fruit to his wife. Then disaster,

a famine falls on their village, her father dies and then

her mother. The family flees to Aden to protect Adela

from the Confiscator. In Aden she finds a new life and

new interests but still waits for Alef. As she begins to

develop feelings for an old playmate who is now in

Aden, her cousin she was betrothed to as a young girl

returns. They honor their early engagement but they

have both changed. All too late she realizes that he has

only married her to have access to her uncle’s money

and backing for his trading career. The appearance of

Alef not only changes Adela’s life but introduces her to

the world of betrayal and loss as she discovers her best

friend, her cousin Hani, who is married to a Torah

scholar, is having an affair with Alef. She discovers

this by realizing the henna she is wearing, which Hani

had tattooed on her body, contain the clues to their

meeting places. Hani and Alef leave, outcast by their

community for their betrayal of both Adela and Hani’s

husband. Adela cannot forgive them, particularly Hani.

Her life goes on as she begins to teach at the refugee

camps since she has learned to read and now feels she

can dedicate her life to teaching other girls.

In the background, World War II is waged and the

Yemini Jews are the focus of anti-Jewish rioting in the

1940s as the prospect of a Jewish state becomes a reality

in Arab countries. Bloodshed and danger to the commu-

nity propel Israel to begin the air lifts of the Yemini

Jews out of Yemen and into Jerusalem. There Adela

reunites with her former playmate she had discouraged

in Aden when Alef had returned. In a final twist she

learns the fate of her cousins, Hani and Alef, taken into

Nazi custody in Corfu and sent to the camps. In a final

twist she is asked to interpret her cousin Hani’s journal

of her internment in the camps. She is able to do this

because Hani has taught her the meaning of the henna

designs with which she had written her journal.

The importance of henna to both the Jewish and

Muslim women is one ritual that crosses their religious

differences. In fact, Rahel, her aunt, is often summoned

to Muslim weddings to perform the henna rituals for the

bride. At one point Adela says, “My skin without henna

is like a holy book without words.”

The author describes in detail the ornateness of dress

of the Yemeni Jews, particularly their headdresses and

jewelry. She also uses descriptions of rituals and foods

to highlight the readers understanding of Jewish life in

Yemen. The writing is poetic and you are drawn into the

world of the Yemeni Jews and particularly the struggle

of a young girl who longs for connection with her

mother but unable to have that finds connection with

other women through the ritual of henna. The reader

knows that somehow Alef will return but he will not be

the same childhood friend and playmate and confidant

he was to Adela when she was young. He has changed

and so has she and so has the world.

Delray Villas Plat 4/5 Ramblings

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION NUMBER 321 MONTH JUNE/JULY/AUGUST PAGE AD-1



“Kenny” The Handyman

Budget Rates

Professional

Home Maintenance & Repair

Free Estimates

561-558-0992



House for Sale

A Must See! Newly remodeled kitchen, with stainless steel appliances. Fairly new

bathrooms - one with Jacuzzi and bidet. Both bathrooms have handicap

accommodations.

New ADT alarm system

6 new ceiling fans

Extra large washer and dryer

New wifi system

New garage openers

561-908-2449 Ask for Janet

LET THEM KNOW!

Ads are very important to the

upkeep of the Ramblings.

Please let vendors know that

you have seen their ad in our

newsletter.



BUYING? SELLING?RENTING?

DENISE FLASTER, Realtor, CDPE

Your home will be seen on multiple websites including Realtor.com,

RA.com, Homes.com, Zillow.com, Craigslist and MLS.

561 405-0602 Cell

561-613-0393 Office [email protected]

A pet loving Realtor for our pet friendly neighborhood

SERVICE FROM START TO FINISH

The season is quickly waning down so list your

home now and get it sold! I will assist you every

step of the way.

Call Denise for details!

Denis Flaster and pet therapy dog, Oscar

AUTO DETAILING Jason (631) 816-9127

(Delray Villas Plat 4/5 resident)

$65.00 Hand

Wash/Wax

$25.00 Hand Wash

Vacuum-windows-tires-Armor All included

$5.00 off residents only

$5.00 extra SUV/Trucks

mailto:[email protected]



Hi! I am in a new resident

in Delray Villas and am

looking to help if you need

an extra pair of hands. I

will help with cleaning,

shopping, meal prep, etc. My rates are rea-

sonable

Call 561-501-7584 leave message for Sue if

I'm not in and I'll return your call.

CELEBRATORY GREETINGS:

NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NO.

MONTH/YEAR for Publication

PRINT your celebratory note on the lines below. Enclose check for $2.00 per celebratory note. Send to Linda Solomon 6675

Overland Drive, Delray Beach, FL 33484. Larger spaces than lines on page 3 are available for and increased fee (see below for

schedule).

Schedule of fees for more than 2 lines: We will design the graphic for the background of the card .

Business card (1/8 page) $5.00 1/4 page $10.00 1/2 page $15.00 Full page $20.00

Examples: Balloons for Birthday, Couples for Anniversary, baby for birth announcement for a grandchild or great-grandchild,

etc.

These fees are exclusive to Celebratory Greetings for Plat 4/5 residents only. Fees for any advertisements of goods or ser-

vices are determined by another schedule. (See Linda Solomon)

ANNUAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS:

Name

Please enclose a check for $3.00 payable to Delray Villas Plat 4/5 to cover the cost of the three month Holiday Greeting and

send to Linda Solomon.

Ramblings

Delray Villas Plat 4/5

homeowners association

6675 OVERLAND DRIVE

Delray Beach, FL 33484

JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2016 Issue 321

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