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Frumkin House

HaHavazelet (The Lily) was the name of an important turn-of-the-century
newspaper that was edited by Yisrael Dov Frumkin, Gad Frumkin's father. Gad
assisted his father in editing the newspaper but over time a difference of opinion
developed between father and son with regard to the character of the paper.
Gad began to be involved in public matters and traveled a lot about Palestine. One
day, as he was going about his business, he saw a pretty girl. It was Chana
Eisenberg, the daughter of a real estate broker from Rehovot. It seemed to him that
the girl nodded hello but he immediately lowered his eyes thinking that a girl as
beautiful as she wouldn't look at a fellow like him.

In those days, young people liked to play a game called Bonjour Phillipine. In this
game, the participants ate almonds. When one found a shell that contained two
almonds he would eat one and give its "twin" to a girl he liked. One evening Chana
walked into the room where Gad and his friends were playing. Gad wanted very
much to find an almond for Chana and began cracking almonds hastily but the
almonds ran out before he found one with "twins". Suddenly Gad sensed someone
standing next to him. It was Chana; she smiled and handed him an almond. Gad
and Chana were married soon after and built their home in Rechavia. Above the
lintel he wrote Havazelet, as a sign of reconciliation between him and his father.

In time, he was nominated to be the chairman of the Rechavia Neighborhood
Council. He claimed that it was he who suggested calling the neighborhood
Rechavia, in honor of his love, Chana, who had grown up in the Moshava Rehovot.

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