“Lubna taught the people in the castle to buy flowers. She owns the business and I run her.”

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How do you deal with the corona crisis, what do you do with the minus, how much do you pay for the apartment, where was the last vacation and what expense are you especially sorry for? People from all over the country tell candidly about life itself. And this time: the ‘Abd Elhai family, a castle.

In photography? Yahya (57), Lubna (47), Mahaba (Ahuva, 18), Habib (Ahuv, 11), Kanz (Otzar, 11).

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The 'Abd Elhai family

The ‘Abd Elhai family

(Photo: Asi Haim)

Out of the picture? The girls are married to meza (whisper in the ear) and zikra (memories).

The house? 30 year old house. Yahya: “Today the area alone costs about a million shekels, but building here costs much less than yours. My father built my house. It started from a small house and we added a floor over the years.”

castle? Yahya: “We were born here. The house is on my grandfather’s land. My father inherited and I received it from my father. I love this place. Life here is good, there is great culture and restaurants. We work hard and hard to have children a warm, quiet and calm home “. Lubna: “Everywhere there is good and bad. There is a weapon here full of weapons and it must be dealt with.” Yahya: “The weapon is in the hands of the little ones, whose fuse is short and every little argument is fired. Everyone has to keep their children and also the police come in. I keep my child and check who his friends are, but I can not keep every castle.”

How did you know? Yahya: “I was a friend of her father and I did not dare to tell her, so I talked to her father.” Lubna: “He came to the house, we sat, and I said to my father, ‘I do not love him,’ so he said, ‘You will love him during life.’ At first I did not want, but we got married. “I got married at the age of 17 and did not finish school, and I wanted to study.”

Studies? Lubna: “I did not give up, and after we got married I saw that there was a program in the castle for those who did not graduate, a grant from the government to study in the evening, and I signed up. I worked all day as a seamstress in a castle and at three o’clock “I had a little baby then, and I managed to do my matriculation and after that I went to study for a teaching degree at Beit Berl. It’s been like this for ten years. Yahya helped and supported me.”

Yahya? “I worked for many years as a maintenance man at Oranim Garden, the most magnificent ballroom in Tel Aviv, which had the biggest parties but there was a mess with the money and everything went. She wanted to move forward in life and started working with me. “

the business? Lubna: “It was very difficult. We started from scratch. In 2003 we opened the ‘Flowers of Mahaba’ store in the castle, and we also sell for events. People love the store. It was the first flower shop in the castle.” Yahya: “Lubna taught the people in the castle to buy flowers.” Lubna: “Today in the castle people buy flowers for weddings, birthdays, engagements. If someone wants to bring a gift to his girlfriend an iPhone, he brings a flower with it, which will be impressive. Besides, I also design bouquets and halls for events.”

Did you also study design? Lubna: “Sure. I studied in all kinds of courses and wherever possible. Even now I study – Turkish, because I want to bring goods from Turkey and want to know how to talk to them.”

minus? Lubna: “We were in the red but now there is no more. I am in charge of the account and I try not to get in the red, but it was not always like that. At first we built a house and had no electricity and had debts. We worked very hard for ten years to finish the debts, and only then That we’re coming out of the swamp. ” Yahya: “Whoever is born with a golden spoon in his mouth has no value for money, and I know all kinds of people I worked with who had full money, but the children did not appreciate and burned everything. We started from nothing.”

Corona? Lubna: “In Corona we started another event equipment rental business because they closed the halls and there was no work in the flowers, so we started doing events in people’s houses and bringing them equipment. I told him, buy equipment and rent it.” Yahya: “She is very brave. She owns the business and I am her worker.” Lubna: “During the closure the people had nowhere to go and they wanted to have a holiday, so we set up a tent for Ramadan and a lot of people came from Tira to celebrate with us. We felt we needed some air.”

Headdress? Lubna: “I was not always with a head covering. I always prayed, but I did not wear a hijab. After my first daughter was born I started putting on.” Yahya: “I had an ambition that she would put but I can not charge her. I did not press. We are not closed people. At work she talks to men and shakes their hand. It is important to be human, not to steal, to behave like a human being, and only after that to mess with clothing “.

Last vacation? Yahya: “We were in Tiberias. But we also love Tel Aviv very much. We travel to the port in Jaffa and the promenade.” Lubna: “Abroad we were in Istanbul, there are beautiful clothes and delicious food. We are going to rest there for a while. “

What is your ambition? Lubna: “I want everyone to know who Lubna is and that she has golden hands.”

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