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The Unforgettable Journey
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Book Excerpt from The Unforgettable Journey
Hillel said good-bye to his mother and Yoni and even nodded in Chavi’s direction when his parents told him to say good-bye to her. Then he and his father were on their way.
They drove to the wharf in a horse-drawn carriage. The driver was jolly and the ride was comfortable, but Hillel was too excited to notice. He thought only about the boat ride, Algeria, and Grandma and Grandpa.
Soon they reached the port, and Hillel saw a big, weather-beaten ship waiting in the harbor. He felt it was waiting there just for him. He had seen ships in the past, but never had he been a passenger before!
Hillel was even more excited once he got inside. He and his father had their own cabin. The room was paneled in dark wood, and each of them had a cot that looked comfortable enough, even though it did not look as good as the bed he had at home. The sheets had obviously been washed many times. Each bed had a thin blanket and pillow, both of which had seen better days.
Hillel was delighted with it all. He started packing away his things in the sagging chest of drawers that was nailed to the floor. He had a feeling this was going to be one of the greatest adventures of his life — and he was right.
Almost before Hillel and his father were settled in, the ship lifted anchor. Hundreds of people waved to their friends and family from the shore. Neither Hillel nor his father knew anyone there, for their family had remained at home, but they went to the deck to watch anyway. It made their send-off very festive.
Once the ship got under way, Hillel’s stomach began to heave with each movement of the ship. He felt quite nauseous, but he tried to ignore it. The excitement of being on his first boat ride was more than he could ever want. He liked the smell of the salt air.
When lunch was served, Hillel and his father watched it being served to the other passengers and then went back to their cabin to eat. They could only take water, nuts, and dried fruit from the dining room — all the rest they had brought with them. For lunch they had some bread Hillel’s mother had baked with slices of her homemade cheese. Hillel knew there would be the same bread and cheese for dinner, and for breakfast, lunch, and dinner the next day and the day after that. Fortunately, they had brought a lot of food with them. He hoped the cheese would not rot.
Chapter 3
The four weeks passed very slowly for Hillel. At long last the big day came. Hillel and his father carefully packed a large trunk with enough changes of clothes for each of them and some gifts for Grandma and Grandpa from Hillel’s mother and Chavi. They also included a siddur and food for the journey.