My daughter`s late father-in-law came to Israel from Yemen at the age of 10. He was as dark as one can be withut actually being black. Yet he grew up in a kibbutz and became a member after his army service. That kibbutz and many others never had any problem with dark-skinned Jews.
Or ask Israeli author Eli Amir, born in Baghdad, who also grew up in a kibbutz. His only gripe was that he, like all other "outside children", i.e., not the children of members, were not made to feel at home - and not because of his skin color. |
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